Patent ID: 8935826
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An upright surface treating appliance comprising: a main body comprising a user operable handle; a support assembly for allowing the appliance to be rolled along a surface using the handle, the support assembly comprising a pair of dome-shaped wheels rotatably connected to a yoke, and a stand pivotable relative to the main body, the stand comprising at least one ground engaging portion; a surface treating head comprising opposite longitudinal sides: and a stand retaining mechanism for releasably retaining the stand in a supporting position relative to the main body in which the wheels are entirely positioned between the at least one ground engaging portion of the stand and the surface treating head, the wheels are raised above the surface, the main body is supported by the at least one ground engaging portion of the stand and the surface treating head, a plane contacts the at least one ground engaging portion of the stand and at least one point on each of the opposite longitudinal sides of the surface treating head and the plane is spaced from the wheels; the stand being moveable relative to the main body from the supporting position to a retracted position in which the plane contacts the wheels, is spaced from the stand and the main body is supported by the wheels.