Patent ID: 7000288

Claim:
A hose and wand assembly, comprising a flexible hose portion connectable to a body of an appliance, a rigid wand portion attachable to or including a tool for use with the appliance, and a handgrip portion attached to the rigid wand portion, the rigid wand portion being manoeuverable, in use, by means of the handgrip portion, the flexible hose portion terminating in a curved end portion which couples to the rigid wand portion at a first location in such a manner that the flexible hose portion is able to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the rigid wand portion, the end portion having an outlet which communicates with the interior of the wand, and wherein the end portion has a support on the outer wall thereof, the support being located upstream of the outlet, extending over a span between the end portion and the rigid wand portion at a second location and being capable of rotational movement about the longitudinal axis of the rigid wand portion.