HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE

摘要

The invention provides a handle assembly (30) for a cleaning appliance (10) comprising a handle portion (60) for manoeuvring the handle assembly (30) during use, a flexible hose (40) having a first end (42) connectable to a main body (12) of the cleaning appliance (10) and a second end (44) connectable to the handle portion (60), and a tubular wand (50), the tubular wand is slideably mounted in the handle portion (60) so as to be moveable between a first position in which the tubular wand extends along the handle portion (60) inside the flexible hose (40) and a second position in which the tubular wand (50) extends beyond the handle portion away from the flexible hose, characterised in that the handle portion (60) is releasably attachable to the main body by a catch mechanism arranged so as to release the handle portion (60) from the main body (12) when the tubular wand (50) is moved from the first position to the second position.