摘要 |
A CLEANING APPLIANCE OF THE CYLINDER TYPE COMPRISES A MAIN BODY (100; 510) AND A HOSE AND WAND ASSEMBLY (150, 160; 520, 522) , THE HOSE AND WAND ASSEMBLY ( 150, 160; 520,522) COMPRISING A TELESCOPE WAND (160; 522) MOVABLE BETWEEN RETRACTED AND EXTENDED POSITIONS AND A FLEXIBLE HOSE (150; 520) HAVING A FIRST END CONNECTED TO THE MAIN BODY (100; 510) AND A SECOND END CONNECTED TO THE WAND (160; 522). THE WAND (160; 522) AND THE MAIN BODY (100; 510) INCORPORATE RETAINING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY ATTACHING THE WAND (160; 522) TO THE MAIN BODY (100; 510) WHEN THE WAND (160; 522) IS IN THE RETRACTED STATE AND THE HOSE (150; 520) PASSES AROUND THE MAIN BODY (100; 510). ALTERNATIVELY, THE WAND (160; 522) AND THE MAIN BODY (100; 510) INCORPORATE RETAINING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY ATTACHING THE WAND (160; 522) TO AN UPPER SURFACE OF THE MAIN BODY (100; 510) WHEN THE WAND (160; 522) IS IN THE RETRACTED STATE. THE INVENTION PROVIDES A COMPACT STORAGE SOLUTION.(FIG 2)
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