Patent ID: 7171723

Claim:
A floor suction tool for electric vacuum cleaners comprising: a suction opening formed on a bottom face of a main body casing; and a cover including a front portion defining a front wall of the main body casing, the front portion including a front face from which an abutting member projects forwardly to define a bumper between the front face and a wall of a room being cleaned; wherein the cover is rotatably supported on a rotation axis oriented horizontally in the direction of width of the front wall of the main body casing, the cover being rotatable: in a first direction when a front-to-back force acts on the abutting member, for moving the front portion and the abutting member upward and rearward to open the front face of the main body casing, and in a second direction when the front-to-back force ceases, for moving the abutting member and the front portion downward and forward to close the front face of the main body casing.