Patent ID: 7062816

Claim:
A surface cleaning apparatus having: a housing including a base and an upright handle pivotally mounted to the base for manipulation of the base along a surface to be cleaned; a suction cleaning system mounted to the housing and including: a recovery chamber; a suction nozzle; a working air conduit extending between the recovery chamber and the suction nozzle; and a vacuum source mounted to the housing and in fluid communication with the recovery chamber for generating a flow of working air from the suction nozzle through the working air conduit and to the recovery chamber to thereby draw dirty material from the surface to be cleaned through the suction nozzle and the working air conduit, and into the recovery chamber; the improvement which comprises: a traction driver mounted to the base for supporting the housing for movement along the surface to be cleaned; and a power drive assembly including an air drive turbine motor mounted to the housing and connected to the fraction driver for selectively propelling the base over the surface to be cleaned.