Patent ID: 6574827
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An electric vacuum cleaner, comprising:(a) a suction unit having a suction port for receiving dust, (b) a cleaner main body containing an electric fan and a dust collecting bag, said cleaner main body being coupled to said suction unit such that said cleaner main body is movable relative to said suction unit, (c) a caster roller disposed in a lower portion of said cleaner main body, and (d) a support portion, said support portion preventing said cleaner main body from falling down when said cleaner main body is set upright in a vertical position, said support portion automatically transitioning to a first position when said main clean body is set upright in said vertical position, and automatically transitioning to a second position when said cleaner main body is inclined from said vertical position to an inclined position for use, said support portion has an abutment portion that abuts on a floor surface, and said support portion is disposed so that the position of said abutment portion is outside the plane projected on said floor surface by said caster roller and the front end of said suction unit, wherein when said support portion is in said first position, said abutment portion abuts said floor surface, and when in said second position, said support portion and said abutment portion are retracted from said floor surface.