Patent ID: 6615446
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaning appliance operated by an electric motor, comprising: a horizontally oriented housing unit with front and back end portions, said housing unit containing the electric motor, an air impeller, and a dirt collecting reservoir; a flexible hose assembly with distal and proximal ends, said distal end of the hose assembly adapted to be releasably attached to said front end portion of said housing unit, said proximal end of said flexible hose adapted to releasably engage various cleaning attachments; front and back transport wheels attached to said housing unit to allow said housing unit to be easily moved; a collapsible handle with distal and proximal ends, said distal end being attached to said housing unit adjacent said front end portion of said housing unit; a hand grip attached to said proximal end of said collapsible handle, wherein said collapsible handle has an extended use position and a collapsed storage position, and wherein said collapsible handle extends outwardly from said front end portion of the housing in the direction of the main axis of the housing unit wherein the extended position of said collapsible handle positions said hand grip at a height of about 20 to 36 inches when said front end portion of the housing unit is lifted such that the weight of the housing unit is on the back wheels and the angle of the main axis of the housing unit and the supporting surface is between about 30 and 80 degrees.