| 摘要 |
A 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 MAMNER THAT THE HOSE (22) IS ABLE TO SWIVEL ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS (X) OF THE WAND (34). THE END PORTION (62) HAS AN OUTLET (56) WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE WAND. A SUPPORT (60, 72) IS LOCATED ON THE OUTER WAIL OF THE END PORTION (62), UPSTREAM OF THE OUTLET (56). 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 (HE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE HOSE (22). (FIGURE 3)
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