Patent ID: 6081963
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
In a vacuum cleaner comprising a foot, a handle pivotally mounted to the foot between a stored and a use position, a vacuum motor mounted to one of the handle and the foot, the foot having a suction inlet fluidly connected to the vacuum motor, an agitator brush rotatably mounted to the foot, a wheel assembly pivotally mounted to a forward portion of the foot for rotation about a transverse axis wherein the wheel assembly is adapted to rollably support the vacuum cleaner on a floor surface, the wheel assembly comprising a wheel housing, an axle mounted to the wheel housing and at least one wheel rotatably mounted to the axle, and a height adjustment mechanism mounted to the foot and operably connected to the wheel housing and adapted to move the wheel housing between a first and a second height positions relative to the foot thereby adjusting the position of the agitator brush relative to the floor, the improvement comprising:(1) the wheel housing having at least one axle bracket extending therefrom along the transverse axis;(2) at least one axle bracket-receiving socket formed in the foot, slidably receiving and pivotally mounting the at least one axle bracket;whereby the wheel housing is pivotally mounted to the foot.