Patent ID: 8752237

Claim:
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a base, which is adapted to move along a surface to be cleaned; an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to the base and including an upright housing at a lower portion thereof, a handle tube extending upwardly from an upper end of the upright housing and a push rod that is axially slidable within the handle tube; wherein the handle tube is mounted for axial movement within upright housing between an extended position in which at least a portion of the handle tube extends outside of the upright housing and a stowed position in which the portion of the handle tube is received within the upright housing; and a fluid delivery system including: a fluid supply tank for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid; a fluid distributor for distributing the cleaning fluid from the fluid supply tank onto the surface to be cleaned; and a fluid conduit, including a fluid flow controller, between the fluid supply tank and the fluid distributor; wherein the upright handle assembly further comprises a connector that is mounted for selective movement between a connected position, in which the push rod and the fluid flow controller are connected for selective control of the fluid flow controller, and a disconnected position, in which the push rod and the fluid flow controller are disconnected.