Cleaning appliance
First Claim
1. A cleaning appliance of the canister type comprising a chassis, a plurality of front floor engaging steering members connected to the chassis, a rear floor engaging rolling assembly connected to the chassis, a hose movably mounted to the chassis, and a control mechanism operatively coupled to an end of the hose for steering the steering members, wherein the control mechanism is configured to change the orientation of the steering members in response to a force exerted by a user on the hose and to change the orientation of the steering members relative to the chassis by different respective amounts.
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Abstract
A cleaning appliance of the canister type includes a chassis, a plurality of front floor engaging steering members connected to the chassis, a rear floor engaging rolling assembly connected to the chassis, and a control mechanism for steering the steering members.
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- 1. A cleaning appliance of the canister type comprising a chassis, a plurality of front floor engaging steering members connected to the chassis, a rear floor engaging rolling assembly connected to the chassis, a hose movably mounted to the chassis, and a control mechanism operatively coupled to an end of the hose for steering the steering members, wherein the control mechanism is configured to change the orientation of the steering members in response to a force exerted by a user on the hose and to change the orientation of the steering members relative to the chassis by different respective amounts.
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