Upright vacuum cleaner incorporating telescopic handle and wand assembly with electrified hose

Abstract

An upright vacuum cleaner is equipped with a hose and telescopic handle and wand assembly that are both electrified. In addition, the vacuum cleaner includes a powered cleaning tool attachment. The powered cleaning tool attachment includes (a) a headlight, (b) a rotary agitator and rotary agitator drive motor and/or (c) a booster fan and a booster fan drive motor. Each of these accessories of the tool attachment are powered through the hose and telescopic handle and wand assembly.

1 . An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising: 
 a nozzle assembly including a suction inlet;    a canister assembly pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly;    a suction generator carried on one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;    a dirt collection vessel carried on one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;    a telescopic handle and wand assembly carried on one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly, said telescopic handle and wand assembly including a first end in communication with said suction inlet and a second end in communication with said dirt collection vessel; and    a hose between said second end of said telescopic handle and wand assembly and said dirt collection vessel;    said hose and telescopic handle and wand assembly including a pair of electrical conductors for supplying electric current to a distal end of said telescopic handle and wand assembly.    
   
   
       2 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein said telescopic handle and wand assembly includes a first section and a second section forming a telescoping air path.  
   
   
       3 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 2 , wherein said telescopic handle and wand assembly includes a control hand grip.  
   
   
       4 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly includes a connector and said first end of said telescopic handle and wand assembly is releaseably held in said connector.  
   
   
       5 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein a rotary agitator is carried by said nozzle assembly adjacent said suction inlet.  
   
   
       6 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , further including a powered cleaning tool attachment.  
   
   
       7 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a rotary agitator and a rotary agitator drive motor.  
   
   
       8 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a headlight.  
   
   
       9 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a booster fan and booster fan drive motor.  
   
   
       10 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a rotary agitator, a rotary agitator drive motor and a headlight.  
   
   
       11 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 10 , further including a selector control switch on said powered cleaning tool attachment.  
   
   
       12 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a rotary agitator, a rotary agitator drive motor, a booster fan and a booster fan drive motor.  
   
   
       13 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 12 , further including a selector control switch on said powered cleaning tool attachment.  
   
   
       14 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a headlight, a booster fan and a booster fan drive motor.  
   
   
       15 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 14 , further including a selector control switch on said powered cleaning tool attachment.  
   
   
       16 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein said powered cleaning tool attachment includes a headlight, a rotary agitator, a rotary agitator drive motor, a booster fan and a booster fan drive motor.  
   
   
       17 . The upright vacuum cleaner of  claim 16 , further including a selector control switch on said powered cleaning tool attachment.