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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hose and wand assembly for a domestic appliance, particularly for a vacuum cleaner. Ž<P>SOLUTION: The hose and wand assembly for a domestic appliance comprises a flexible hose portion 22, a rigid wand portion 34, and a handgrip portion 38. The hose 22 terminates in a curved end portion 62 which couples to the wand 34 in such a manner that the hose 22 is able to swivel about the longitudinal axis X of the wand 34. The end portion 62 has an outlet which communicates with the interior of the wand. A support 60, 72 is located on the outer wall of the end portion 62, upstream of the outlet. The support 60, 72 is capable of pivotal movement about the longitudinal axis X of the rigid wand portion. The hose 22 is also rotatable with respect to the wand 34 about the longitudinal axis of the hose 22. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž
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