Patent ID: 7895708

Claim:
A hose assembly for a suction cleaner, comprising a handle assembly including a tubular part having a first end and a second end, a suction hose portion that includes an extendible portion having an end, the extendible portion configured to be extended lengthwise when subject to lengthwise tension and to return to a lengthwise-contracted configuration when relieved of the lengthwise tension, and a flexible support means extending lengthwise of the extendible hose portion and co-operable therewith to constrain at least part of the hose portion in its contracted configuration when the support means is connected to the handle assembly and to allow extension when disconnected, a second hose portion disposed within the handle assembly, the second hose portion including a first end that is movable and positionable at a point adjacent each of the first end and the second end of the tubular part during suction cleaner use.