Cleaning appliance

Abstract

A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a main body and a hose for carrying fluid flow between a wand and the main body. A guide such as a channel is located on the main body for guiding the hose along a sinuous hose storage path around the periphery of the main body. A locator such as a collar aids a user in correctly fitting the hose to the channel. A retainer retains the hose at at least two intermediate points between the ends of the hose. This allows the hose to have a sufficiently large bending radius at each end.

1 . A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type, comprising a main body, a hose for carrying fluid to or from the main body and a guide located on the main body configured for guiding the hose along a hose storage path which is a sinuous path around the periphery of the main body.  
     
     
         2 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the height of the hose storage path above a base of the main body varies around the periphery of the main body.  
     
     
         3 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the main body comprises a pair of wheels which are mounted on the sides of the main body and wherein the guide is located on the main body such that the hose storage path lies around at least part of the wheels.  
     
     
         4 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 3 , wherein the guide is located on the main body such that the hose storage path lies above the wheels.  
     
     
         5 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 3 , wherein the guide is located on the main body such that the hose storage path is closer to the base of the main body at the front and back of the main body, the hose storage path increasing in height from the base of the main body in the region of the wheels.  
     
     
         6 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the guide is located on the main body such that the hose storage path extends once around the periphery of the main body.  
     
     
         7 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , further comprising a first connector for connecting a first end of the hose to the main body and a second connector for connecting the second end of the hose to a wand, and wherein the first connector is located on the main body at a position which is adjacent the position of the second connector when the wand is retained on the main body such that the hose can be stored by wrapping the hose once around the entire periphery of the main body.  
     
     
         8 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , further comprising a first connector for connecting a first end of the hose to the main body and a second connector for connecting the second end of the hose to a wand, and wherein the first connector is located on the main body at a position which is at an opposite end of the main body to the position of the second connector when the wand is retained on the main body such that the hose can be stored by wrapping the hose one and a half times around the entire periphery of the main body.  
     
     
         9 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the guide comprises a channel which extends at least part way around the periphery of the main body and defines the hose storage path.  
     
     
         10 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein at least part of the guide can also retain the hose on the main body.  
     
     
         11 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 10 , wherein the guide comprises a channel which extends at least part way around the periphery of the main body and at least one portion of the channel is arranged to retain the hose.  
     
     
         12 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 11 , wherein each end portion of the channel is arranged to retain the hose.  
     
     
         13 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 11 , wherein the entire length of the channel is arranged to retain the hose.  
     
     
         14 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 10 , wherein the guide means comprise at least one clip which is positioned along the hose storage path.  
     
     
         15 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 14 , wherein the clip is movable between a closed position, in which it retains the hose, and an open position in which it can receive or release the hose.  
     
     
         16 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the guide comprises a set of hooks which are positioned on the inside edge of changes in direction along the hose storage path.  
     
     
         17 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the guide is formed integrally with the main body.  
     
     
         18 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the guide is removably mounted on the main body.  
     
     
         19 . The cleaning appliance according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the hose has a length which is greater than the hose storage path around the main body, and wherein the hose comprises a locator that identifies the portion of the hose which is to be retained on the main body.  
     
     
         20 . (canceled)