Vacuum cleaner with headlamp

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus includes a base having an electric motor. A cleaning head is configured to be removably attached to and fully supported by the base and moved with the head along a surface to clean the surface. The cleaning head has a headlamp for illuminating the surface.

1 . A cleaning apparatus comprising: 
 a base including an electric motor; and    a cleaning head configured to be removably attached to and fully supported by the base and moved with the base along a surface to clean the surface, the cleaning head having a headlamp for illuminating the surface.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cleaning head is configured to receive electricity from the base to power the headlamp.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the base includes first electrical contacts and the head includes second electrical contacts that mate with the first electrical contacts for conducting the electricity from the base to the head to power the headlamp.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein movement of the head toward and into an installed position, in which the head is removably attached to the base, moves the first contacts toward and into contact with the second.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the position of the headlamp is fixed relative to the base when the head is removably attached to the base.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cleaning head is a vacuuming head, and the base includes a fan driven by the motor for driving air from the vacuuming head into a dirt receptacle.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a cleaning attachment different from the cleaning head, configured to be removably attached to the base in place of the cleaning head to clean a household surface.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the different cleaning attachment is a different cleaning head configured to be fully supported by the base when removably attached to the base.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the cleaning heads are a vacuuming head and a shampooing head.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a power cord extending from the base for conducting electricity from a wall socket to the base to power the motor.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the base has wheels for wheeling the base about a floor for the cleaning head to move along the floor to clean the floor as the headlamp illuminates the floor.  
   
   
       12 . A cleaning apparatus comprising: 
 a base having wheels for wheeling the base about a floor; and    a cleaning head configured to be removably attached to and fully supported by the base and moved with the base along the floor to clean the floor, the cleaning head having a headlamp for illuminating the floor.    
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the position of the headlamp is fixed relative to the base when the head is removably attached to the base.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the cleaning head receives electricity to power the headlamp from the base.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the cleaning head is a vacuuming head, and the base includes a fan for driving air from the cleaning head into a dirt receptacle.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising a different cleaning attachment configured to be removably attached to the base in place of the cleaning head and moved along a surface to clean the surface.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 17  wherein the different cleaning attachment is configured to be fully supported by the base when removably attached to the base.