Patent ID: 8127398

Claim:
An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty fluid inlet; (b) a fluid flow path extending from the dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus and including a suction motor and at least one cleaning stage; (c) an upright section mounted to the surface cleaning head; (d) a suction and filtration unit comprising the suction motor and at least one cleaning stage, wherein the suction and filtration unit is removable from the surface cleaning head; (e) an above floor cleaning wand connectable to the fluid flow path and having an inlet end; (f) a valve operable between a first position in which the surface cleaning head is in fluid flow communication with the at least one cleaning stage and a second position in which the above floor cleaning wand is in fluid flow communication with the at least one cleaning stage wherein the valve is positioned adjacent the inlet of the at least one cleaning stage and the valve is provided in a housing to which the above floor-cleaning wand is secured and the inlet end of the above floor-cleaning wand is secured to the housing; and, (g) a further fluid flow path extending between the above floor cleaning wand and the at least one cleaning stage and the further fluid flow path comprises a hose extending between the above floor cleaning wand and the housing.