Ab Electrolux

Oskar Lindström

Esbjörn Svantesson

Håkan Miefalk

Roger Karlsson

Niklas Hansson

An upright vacuum cleaner () comprises a main body () having arranged therein a suction chamber (), a fan unit (), a first suction duct (), a second suction duct () and a valve arrangement () operable to establish communication between each of the first and second suction ducts and the suction chamber. A floor nozzle arrangement () is provided at a first end () of the main body and in communication with said first suction duct. An auxiliary nozzle () for above-floor cleaning is provided, and an extensible and/or collapsible suction hose () connects the auxiliary nozzle to said second suction duct. The cleaner () has handle means () comprising an elongated recess () adapted to contain the greater part of the suction hose. The recess () may be open at one end or may be shaped as an open groove.

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Slona, Sweden

Oskar Lindström