Patent ID: 7797788

Claim:
A floor care appliance, comprising: a base unit; an accessory hose removably connected to the base unit, the accessory hose having a projection; an accessory for cleaning a surface removably attached to the accessory hose, and a latch formed as one piece with the accessory and configured to removably connect the accessory to the accessory hose, wherein said latch includes a resilient member, having a first end and a second end, the resilient member cantilevered from said accessory at the first end, the resilient member including an aperture, intermediate the first end and second ends, for engaging the projection and a tab at the second end configured to release the resilient member from the projection, and a cover extending from the first end and enclosing the resilient member from the first end to the second end such that the resilient member is shielded from external impacts, the cover being open at a cover end such that the tab is accessible to a user.