摘要 |
A cleaning appliance comprises a body (4, fig 1) that is connectable to a separating apparatus (12, fig 1) at an interface 130 that defines an axis. The interface 130 includes a first interface portion 132 and a second interface portion 134 that are connected to one another by a connecting means 136, wherein the connecting means 136 includes at least one radially interlocking region extending about at least a portion of the interface. The connecting means 136 may include a connecting member captive on the first interface portion 132 and operable to lock onto one or more radial catch regions 158 provided on the second interface 134. The connecting member 136 is preferably a part-circular fastener that is compressible in the radial direction to allow interlocking (fig 11) or may be pivoted at one end (fig 24a and 24b). The cleaning appliance is preferably a vacuum cleaner. |