Floor care appliance equipped with break-over protected latch assembly

A floor care appliance, comprising:

• a housing including a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet;
• a dirt collection vessel carried on said housing;
• a suction generator carried on said housing;
• a control handle pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly and selectively displaceable between a storage position and an operating position;
• and
• a latch assembly displaceable between a locking position to secure said control handle in said storage position and a release position to allow full movement of said control handle into said operating position;
• said latch assembly being characterized by:
• a latch stop;
• a latch carried on said nozzle assembly, said latch having a first end and a second end;
• a first mounting point on said nozzle assembly receiving and holding said first end of said latch;
• a second mounting point on said nozzle assembly receiving and holding said second end of said latch, said second mounting point being displaceable between a home position and a control handle break-over release position.