Patent ID: 8402601

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner nozzle for cleaning of surfaces such as floors, comprising a rotatable, elongated brush ( 5 ), which is provided with brush means and located close to an air inlet opening to the vacuum cleaner, wherein the brush is rotatably driven and adapted to rotate during cleaning to brush off debris and dust from the surface or to accomplish agitation of the surface, wherein a first end of the brush ( 5 ) is adapted to be mounted in the vacuum cleaner nozzle ( 3 ) by moving the brush in an axial direction, while a second end of the brush is adapted to be mounted in the vacuum cleaner nozzle by moving the brush in a lateral direction, wherein the second end of the brush ( 5 ) is maintained in a recess ( 13 ) by means of a releasable blocking element ( 7 ) positioned over the recess, characterized in that the blocking element ( 7 ) is releasable without any need for a tool, wherein the blocking element ( 7 ) is releasable by means of a quick release actuator ( 20 ), and the quick release actuator ( 20 ) comprises a ratchet element ( 16 ) which can go into engagement with a mating hook element ( 17 ) on the blocking element ( 7 ).