Patent ID: 7797793

Claim:
An improved mechanism for moving a wiping/raising insert of a suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner, the suction nozzle comprising a base plate, said mechanism for moving the insert comprising: an operating pedal; a frame configured to support the insert and to bring the insert from a first working position into a second rest position, said pedal being configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation and said frame being configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation; wherein said first axis of rotation and said second axis of rotation lie in a plane inclined at an angle ranging between 80° and 100° with respect to a plane of the base plate, the plane of the base plate being a flat surface to be cleaned with the base plate rests on the flat surface to be cleaned: and wherein the pedal is connected to a first rotational shaft and said first rotational shaft comprises at least one projecting tongue, and preferably a pair of projecting tongues.