摘要 |
The present invention relates to a floor tool for a surface treating appliance such as a vacuum cleaner. The floor tool comprises a sole plate 26 which has a floor engaging surface 36 with forward and rearward floor contacting edges 44, 46 and a suction opening 4. A head 25 is pivotable relative to the sole plate 26 about an articulation axis A, between forward and rearward positions. The head 25 includes a front sole plate engaging edge 31 and a back sole plate engaging edge 33, and a connecting arm 28 that includes an outlet in communication with the suction opening 4. The invention is characterized by at least a portion 56 of the floor engaging surface 36 of the sole plate 26 extending beyond the back sole plate engaging edge 33 of the head when the head is in the rearward position. |