Patent ID: 8060980
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A floor care appliance, comprising: a housing including a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet; a dirt collection vessel carried on said housing; a suction generator carried on said housing; a control handle pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly and selectively displaceable between a storage position and an operating position; and a latch assembly displaceable between a locking position to secure said control handle in said storage position and a release position to allow full movement of said control handle into said operating position; said latch assembly being characterized by: a latch stop; a latch carried on said nozzle assembly, said latch having a first end and a second end; a first mounting point on said nozzle assembly receiving and holding said first end of said latch; a second mounting point on said nozzle assembly receiving and holding said second end of said latch, said second mounting point being displaceable between a home position and a control handle break-over release position.