Patent ID: 8683647

Claim:
An upright surface treating appliance comprising: a main body; a cleaner head connected to a yoke, the main body being rotatable relative to the yoke about a first axis for movement between an upright position and a reclined position; a stand moveable relative to both the main body and the yoke between a supporting position for supporting the main body in its upright position on a surface, and a retracted position in which the stand is raised above the surface; a biasing mechanism for biasing the stand towards its retracted position; an actuator rotatable about a second axis, spaced from the first axis, to move the stand towards its supporting position against the biasing force of the biasing mechanism; and a drive member for driving a rotation of the actuator about the second axis as the main body is moved from a reclined position to its upright position; wherein the actuator comprises a set of teeth which mesh with a profiled surface to drive the movement of the stand towards the supporting position, wherein the stand is pivotable relative to the main body about a pivot axis, and wherein the profiled surface at least partially surrounds the pivot axis.