Patent ID: 7124467

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a canister assembly; a nozzle assembly; a dirt container carried by one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly, said dirt container including a collection chamber; a main inlet cavity on said nozzle assembly; at least one edge cleaning inlet on said nozzle assembly adjacent at least one end of said main inlet cavity; an airflow system for conveying a vacuum airstream from said nozzle assembly to said collection chamber, said airflow system including a control valve, a first airstream conduit providing fluid communication between said main inlet cavity and said control valve, a second airstream conduit providing fluid communication between said at least one edge cleaning inlet on said nozzle assembly and said control valve and a third airstream conduit providing fluid communication between said control valve and said collection chamber; and a fan and motor assembly for generating said vacuum airstream and moving dirt and debris through said airflow system into said collection chamber said fan and motor assembly being carried by one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly; said vacuum cleaner being characterized by said second airstream conduit including a flexible hose section, a wand and a wand coupler for securing said wand in fluid communication between said at least one edge cleaning inlet and said control valve.