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Grey Technology Limited

Ross Exley

Jack Knight Adams

The invention relates to a cleaning head (sometimes called a 'suction head') for a vacuum cleaner, and in particular to a cleaning head having a motor to rotate a brush carried by the cleaning head. According to the invention there is provided a cleaning head () having a steering joint, the steering joint having a non-rotatable section () and a rotatable section () with a rotatable joint () between the non-rotatable section and the rotatable section. The cleaning head has a first holding region () which is engageable by a first part () of the rotatable section (), the first holding region and the first part when engaged resisting rotation of the rotatable section. The cleaning head also has a second holding region () which is engageable by a second part () of the rotatable section (), the second holding region and the second part when engaged resisting rotation of the rotatable section. The cleaning head can therefore be held against unwanted rotation in a storage position and also in a position in which it is suspended above a surface being cleaned.

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Warndon, United Kingdom

Ross Exley