Electrical hose swivel connector for canister vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner having a hose swivelly connected to a canister portion suction inlet. The canister portion includes an electrical power connector adjacent the inlet opening. The hose is provided with electrical power conducting means. The swivel connector has a first portion secured to the hose end and a second portion adapted to be removably secured to the canister housing inlet. The first swivel connector portion is swivelly connected to the second portion. An electrical power plug is removably mounted to the swivel connector second portion and a first interlock is provided on the plug and swivel connector second portion for releasably locking the plug to the swivel connector second portion. A second interlock is provided on the plug and swivel connector first portion for preventing axial separation of the first and second swivel connector portions. Cooperating electrical connectors are provided on the plug and swivel connector first portion for electrically connecting the electrical power connector to the electrical power conductor with the swivel connector to the electrical power conductor with the swivel connector first and second portions in any one of an infinite plurality of different angularly related swivel positions.