摘要 |
THE INVENTION PROVIDED A HANDLE ASSEMBLY (30) FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE (10) COMPRISING A HANDLE PORTION (60) AND A TUBULAR WAND (50), THE TUBULAR WAND (50) HAVING AN OPEN END (52) ADAPTED TO RECEIVE TOOLS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES WHEN THE CLEANING APPLIANCE (10) IS IN USE. THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY (30) FURTHER COMPRISES A WAND CAP (70) WHICH IS MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH THE WAND CAP (70) COVERS THE OPEN END (52) OF THE TUBULAR WAND (50) AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH THE OPEN END (52) OF THE TUBULAR WAND (50) IS NOT COVERED BY THE WAND CAP (70). THE WAND CAP (70) IS RELEASABLY CONNECTED TO THE HANDLE PORTION (60) OR THE TUBULAR WAND (50) IN A SNAP-FIT MANNER. THIS PROVIDES AN ADVANTAGEOUS CONSTRUCTION WHICH REDUCES THE RISK OF DAMAGE AND THE COST OF REPAIR.
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