Patent ID: 6363571
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An upright vacuum cleaner having a base with wheels for movement along a surface to be cleaned and a suction nozzle; an auxiliary hose for above floor cleaning; a dirt-collecting filtration assembly having a filter for separating dirt and debris from air and an inlet opening in fluid communication with the filter; the inlet opening of the dirt-collecting filtration assembly is adapted to be selectively fluidly connected to the suction nozzle and alternatively selectively fluidly connected to the auxiliary hose; and a suction motor to draw dirty air and debris from the surface to be cleaned through the suction nozzle and into the inlet opening in the dirt-collecting filtration assembly, or alternatively through the auxiliary hose into the inlet opening of the dirt-collecting filtration assembly, the improvement which comprises:the dirt-collecting filtration assembly is adapted to be selectively positioned in one of two orientations with respect to the suction motor, the suction nozzle and the auxiliary hose; in a first orientation, the inlet opening of the dirt-collecting filtration assembly is fluidly connected to to the suction nozzle and, in a second orientation the inlet opening of the dirt-collecting filtration assembly is fluidly connected to the auxiliary hose.