Patent ID: 8375508

Claim:
An upright surface cleaning apparatus having a front end, a rear end and opposed lateral sides and comprising: (a) a surface cleaning head having a dirt inlet and rear wheels, the rear wheels having an axis of rotation and a radius; (b) an upper section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position in which the upper section extends upwardly from the surface cleaning head and an inclined floor cleaning position at an upper section axis of rotation that is located forward of the axis of rotation of the rear wheels and within the radius of the rear wheels, the upper section having a lower portion extending upwardly at an inclined angle from the surface cleaning head and an upper portion extending generally upwardly from the lower portion whereby the upper portion is positioned rearward of the upper section axis of rotation, the upper section comprising a removable cleaning unit and the treatment member and the suction motor are provided in the removable cleaning unit; and, (c) an air flow path extending from the dirt inlet to a clean air outlet with a suction motor and a treatment member provided in the air flow path.