VACUUM CLEANER WITH SUCTION HEAD WITH LOCKING MEANS OF PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT AXIS OF ROTATION

摘要

The invention provides a vacuum cleaner including a head (1) for contacting the ground and a body (6) which is pivotable relative to the head about a first axis of rotation and about a second axis of rotation. The body has a means for locking and the head has a reciprocal means for locking which are arranged such that the means for locking is engageable with the reciprocal means for locking so as to resist pivotal movement of the body relative to the head about the first axis of rotation. The means for locking is disengageable from the reciprocal means for locking by pivotal movement of the body relative to the head, thereby allowing pivotal movement of the body relative to the head about the first axis of rotation. The invention also provides a vacuum cleaner including a head for contacting the ground, a stabiliser (3) for contacting the ground, and a body which is pivotable relative to the head and to the stabiliser about a first axis of rotation and about a second axis of rotation. The stabiliser is coupled to the head such that in use the stabiliser maintains contact with the ground when the body is rotated relative to the head about the first axis of rotation and/or when the body is rotated relative to the head about the second axis of rotation.