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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Martyn Riley, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Martyn Riley, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
There is provided a portable cleaning appliance () comprising a main body (), a nozzle () and a graspable handle (), the nozzle () and handle () each being movable relative to the main body () between a first, storage, position adjacent the main body () and a second, in-use, position in which the nozzle () and handle () extend from the main body (), wherein the nozzle () and handle () are connected by a linkage member () arranged such that, in use, movement of one of the nozzle () and the handle () between the first and second positions causes a corresponding coupled movement of the other of the nozzle () and handle () between the first and second positions.