CPC A47L 5/225 (2013.01) [A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 9/0411 (2013.01); A47L 9/0466 (2013.01); A47L 9/0483 (2013.01); A47L 9/16 (2013.01); A47L 9/165 (2013.01); A47L 9/1641 (2013.01); A47L 9/1658 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/24 (2013.01); A47L 9/248 (2013.01); A47L 9/325 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
an upright handle assembly comprising an elongated structural support and a module platform having an upper surface extending forwardly from the elongated structural support;
a foot assembly adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned and having a suction nozzle; and
a multi-axis joint swivelably mounting a lower portion of the module platform of the upright handle assembly to an upper portion of the foot assembly and defining a first axis about which the upright handle assembly twists relative to the foot assembly and a second axis about which the upright handle assembly pivots relative to the foot assembly a working air path formed from the suction nozzle and passing through the multi-axis joint, wherein the multi-axis joint comprises:
a pivot neck coupled to the upright handle assembly;
a pivot ring coupled with the foot assembly and rotatably mounted to the pivot neck to permit rotation about the first axis; and
a biasing mechanism provided within the multi-axis joint and operable to bias the upright handle assembly about the first axis towards a neutral position centered along a vertical plane through the multi-axis joint.
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