Patent ID: 6920665

Claim:
An improvement for a floor care appliance of the type having a suction source for generating suction, a suction nozzle, a housing having an upright position and a floor mode position, a dirt collecting system, and an accessory hose for providing suction for accessory tools for off the floor cleaning, the improvement comprising: a valve arrangement for selectively sealing off suction to the suction nozzle, the valve arrangement being comprised of: a main body in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction nozzle; a valve disposed in the main body; a crank arm; a roller in an operative relationship with said crank arm; and a cam located on said suction nozzle; wherein said roller engages said cam when said housing is moved from the upright position to the floor mode position and said roller causes said crank arm to move said valve from a first position to a second position.