Patent ID: 7877837

Claim:
A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type, comprising a main body and a hose and wand assembly, the hose and wand assembly comprising a telescopic wand movable between retracted and extended positions and a flexible hose having a first end connected to the main body and a second end connected to the wand, wherein the main body comprises hose seats located at forward and rearward positions of the main body, the hose seats defining recesses within the main body for holding the hose in a fixed position with respect to the main body at a plurality of points along the length of the hose when the hose is made to pass at least once around the main body, and wherein the wand and the main body incorporate a retainer that releasably attaches the wand to the main body when the wand is in the retracted position and the hose is held in the hose seats.