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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
James Dyson, Malmesbury, GB;
James White, Malmesbury, GB;
Charles William Owen Smith, Malmesbury, GB;
James Jonathan Dearing, Malmesbury, GB;
James Dyson, Malmesbury, GB;
James White, Malmesbury, GB;
Charles William Owen Smith, Malmesbury, GB;
James Jonathan Dearing, Malmesbury, GB;
Dyson Technology Limited, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, GB;
Abstract
An upright surface treating appliance includes a main body having a user operable handle, and a support assembly for allowing the appliance to be rolled along a surface using the handle. The support assembly includes a pair of dome-shaped wheels rotatably connected to a yoke, and a stand pivotable relative to the main body. The appliance also includes a surface treating head having at least one support member. A stand retaining mechanism is provided for releasably retaining the stand in a supporting position relative to the main body in which the wheels are raised above the surface and the main body is supported by the stand and the support member of the surface treating head. The stand is moveable relative to the main body from the supporting position to a retracted position in which the main body is supported by at least the wheels to allow the appliance to be maneuvered over the surface during treatment thereof.