Patent ID: 6668420
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A cleaner for cleaning a surface comprising:a main body; a brush assembly for engaging said surface being cleaned; an engaging member on one of said main body and said brush assembly; a retaining portion on the other one of said main body and said brush assembly, said engaging member and said retaining portion being releasably connected to each other; one of said engaging member and said retaining portion is accessible for engagement by a user to disengage said engaging member from said retaining portion, said engaging member includes an outwardly projecting tang extending from one of said main body and said brush assembly, said tang having one of its ends attached to said one of said main body and said brush assembly and the other end extending freely; said tang having a hook portion located between said ends, said hook portion engaging said retaining portion to support said brush assembly; said retaining portion includes a slot, said slot having a bottom end, said tang being slidably received in said slot such that said hook portion engages said bottom end to support said brush assembly; and wherein said hook portion is located a distance from said free end of said tang to allow sufficient room between said hook portion and said free end for engagement by a user to move said tang to disengage said hook portion from said bottom end of said slot.