Patent ID: 7690079
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A head for a suction cleaner, the head comprising: a. a lower housing portion; b. an upper housing portion movable relative to the lower housing portion between a closed position for use and an open position in which airflow passages within the head are opened from above, wherein the head is provided with at least one catch to retain the upper housing portion in the closed position and releasable to move the upper housing portion into the open position; and c. a rotatably mounted tool element which is entirely exposed from above and in front of the tool element and readily removable when the upper housing portion is in the open position, wherein the tool element is directly driven by a drive mechanism comprising a drive belt having internal and external surfaces, wherein the drive belt does not pass around the tool element and the external surface directly engages the tool element, and wherein no portion of the drive mechanism is positioned directly above the tool element such that the tool element is readily removable in an upward direction through the open upper housing portion without necessitating movement of the drive mechanism.