Patent ID: 8196257

Claim:
An upright vacuum cleaner for cleaning a surface, the upright vacuum cleaner comprising: a base unit including a brush motor and a brush roller drivable by the brush motor; a carriage configured to move the base unit on the surface; an upper body including a dust collection container, the upper body being supported so as to be at least tiltable relative to the base unit and lockable in a parked position such that the vacuum cleaner is in a substantially upright position when standing on the surface; a motor-fan unit configured to provide a partial vacuum to act on the surface; an air conduit leading from the base unit to the dust collection container, the air conduit including an interface and a first section downstream of the interface, the first section including a hose or a hose-and-wand assembly and including a wand handle, the first section being disposed externally on the upper body and securable to the upper body; a receiving structure on the upper body configured to receive the first section, the first section being removable from the receiving structure in a region of the interface so as to enable a vacuuming mode of operation that is independent of the base unit; and a turning-off device operable to turn off the brush motor when the first section is removed from the receiving structure, the turning-off device including an actuating cam disposed on the first section and a switch disposed on the upper body, the actuating cam including a hook disposed on the wand handle.