SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH A SIDEWAYS PIVOTING HANDLE

摘要

An upright surface cleaning apparatus, such as an upright vacuum cleaner, is provided wherein the upright section is moveable sideways about a pivot axis wherein the pivot axis is angled forwardly and downwardly. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is provided which is moveable sideways and is biased to the centered position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is moveable sideways and is provided with a detent mechanism to inhibit sideways movement when in the storage position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning apparatus is also provided which alternately uses a cleaning head adapted to receive a cloth or a traditional surface cleaning head.

主权项

1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a) a main cleaning head having a front, a rear, two opposed sides extending between the front and the rear, a bottom and a dirty air inlet; b) an airflow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; c) a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the airflow path; d) an upright section moveably mounted with respect to the cleaning head between a storage position and a rearward in-use position, and, e) the upright section is also pivotally mounted for movement sideways with respect to the cleaning head between a centered position and a sideways position about a pivot axis wherein the pivot axis extends in a forward direction of motion of the cleaning head and is angled downwardly towards the front of the cleaning head.