Patent ID: 7555810

Claim:
A floor care apparatus comprising: a housing including a nozzle assembly including a suction inlet and a canister assembly connected to said nozzle assembly; a dirt collection vessel carried on said housing; a suction generator carried on said housing; a first air flow pathway connecting said suction inlet to said dirt collection vessel and said suction generator; a wand receiver carried on said housing; an air flow control valve having a valve body received in said first air flow pathway and an actuator having at least a portion thereof extending into said wand receiver; a cleaning wand assembly displaceable between a first storage position wherein a first end of said cleaning wand assembly is held in said wand receiver engaging said actuator and opening said valve and a second position wherein said cleaning wand assembly is withdrawn from said wand receiver for cleaning with said cleaning wand assembly thereby disengaging said actuator and closing said valve; and a second air flow pathway connecting said cleaning wand assembly to said first air flow pathway between said valve body and said dirt collection vessel; said actuator being characterized by including a plug for sealing and closing an open end of said cleaning wand assembly when said cleaning wand assembly is in said first position.