Patent ID: 7832050

Claim:
A floor cleaning apparatus, comprising: a housing including a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a canister assembly; a suction generator carried on said housing; a dirt collection vessel carried on said housing; and a cleaning wand assembly including a telescoping subassembly and a handle subassembly; said telescoping subassembly including a first wand section, a second wand section telescopingly received in said first wand section, an inlet end, an outlet end and a first latch mechanism securing said first and second wand section together; and said handle subassembly including a hand grip and a third wand section releasably secured to said outlet end of said telescoping subassembly; a second latch mechanism securing said handle subassembly to said telescoping subassembly; and a third latch mechanism securing said cleaning wand assembly to said housing, said third latch mechanism including a latching element carried on said housing that engages a locking slot carried on said handle subassembly.