Upright-type cleaning appliances
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Abstract
A cleaning appliance of the upright type having a cleaning head movable over a floor surface and a body connected to the head, wherein there is provided a means for detecting the attitude of the head and a switch means operable to prevent operation of at least an agitating means, if present, of the appliance if the head assumes an attitude different from a normal operational attitude thereof by more than a predetermined amount.
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35 Claims
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1-13. -13. (canceled)
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14. An upright cleaning appliance comprising:
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a cleaning head movable over a floor surface comprising an agitator, a detector that detects the attitude of the head, and a switch operable to prevent operation of the agitator when the head assumes a predetermined different attitude than a normal operational attitude by at least a predetermined amount; and a body connected to the head. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a head movable over a horizontal surface comprising a brush rotatably mounted to a body and a sensor operatively engaged with the head, and capable of detecting the orientation of the cleaning head with respect to the horizontal surface; and a motor electrically connected with the sensor and mechanically operable with the brush, wherein the sensor selectively prevents rotation of the brush when the sensor detects a predetermined angle of the head with respect to the horizontal surface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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