Patent ID: 8453296

Claim:
An ergonomically maneuverable vacuum cleaner comprising: a) a vacuum cleaner head moveable across a floor and a motor to create a vacuum on the vacuum cleaner head; b) a relatively upright single stem handle for gripping and moving of the vacuum cleaner with a single hand of a user; c) releasably attached to the upright single stem handle is a dual grip handle positioned relatively perpendicular to the upright stem handle; d) the dual grip handle having a central handle bar that lies relatively horizontal to the floor when the vacuum cleaner is in use, and the handle bar having two cushion grips, one each on ends of the handle bar; e) a connecting element between the central handle bar and the upright single stem handle, the connecting element being releasably attached to the central handle bar at a first end and releasably attached to the upright single stem handle at a second end; and f) the second end of the connecting element fully surrounding the upright single stem handle with a force that prevent movement of the dual grip handle when 25 kg force is applied on two handles of the dual grip handle in a direction parallel to the upright single stem handle.