Surface cleaner

A surface cleaner comprising:

• a suction source operable to generate a suction airflow;
• a debris collector in fluid communication with the suction source, the debris collector configured to separate debris from the suction airflow;
• a base including a base air inlet in fluid communication with the debris collector, the suction airflow operable to draw the debris from a surface through the base air inlet along a first airflow path;
• a housing pivotally coupled to the base;
• a wand releasably coupled to the housing, the wand having a first end, a second end, a first tube, and a rod extending along the first tube, the first end of the wand includes a wand air inlet and a telescoping member, the telescoping member is moveable with the rod relative to the first tube between an extended state and a retracted state, the suction airflow operable to draw the debris from the surface through the wand air inlet along a second airflow path;
• a wand housing receiving the first end of the wand when the wand is coupled to the housing;
• a handle removably coupled to the second end of the wand, the handle having a handle air inlet in fluid communication with the wand air inlet when the handle air inlet is coupled to the second end of the wand, the handle operably coupled to the rod when the handle is coupled to the wand;
• a hose coupled to the handle in fluid communication with the handle air inlet, the hose in fluid communication with the wand air inlet when the handle air inlet is coupled to the second end of the wand;
• a valve movable between a first valve position and a second valve position, in the first valve position, the suction airflow is directed along the first airflow path and the suction airflow along the second airflow path is inhibited, in the second valve position, the suction airflow is directed along the second airflow path and the suction airflow along the first airflow path is inhibited;
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• an actuator that moves the valve between the first valve position and the second valve position, the actuator is moveable between a first actuator position and a second actuator position, the valve is in the first valve position when the actuator is in the second actuator position, and the valve is in the second valve position when the actuator is in the first actuator position,
• wherein the actuator moves from the first actuator position to the second actuator position in response to the telescoping member moving from the retracted state to the extended state when the handle is coupled to the wand while the wand is coupled to the housing.

A surface cleaner comprising:

• an airflow valve having a first inlet, a second inlet, a valve outlet, and a valve passageway, the valve passageway movable between a valve first position forming a first airflow path through the first inlet and the valve outlet and a valve second position forming a second airflow path through the second inlet and the valve outlet;
• a suction source operable to generate a suction airflow through the airflow valve;
• a debris collector in fluid communication with the valve outlet and the suction source, the debris collector configured to separate debris from the suction airflow;
• a base including a base air inlet in fluid communication with the valve first inlet, the suction airflow operable to draw the debris from a surface through the base air inlet along the first airflow path;
• a housing pivotally coupled to the base;
• a wand releasably coupled to the housing, the wand including a wand air inlet in fluid communication with the valve second inlet, the suction airflow operable to draw the debris from the surface through the wand air inlet along the second airflow path;
• a valve actuator operably connected to the valve passageway movable between a second actuator position enabling the valve first position and a first actuator position enabling the valve second position;
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• a spring operably applying a spring force on the valve actuator toward the first actuator position;
• the wand having a first tube and a telescoping member including a telescoping part, the telescoping member forming the wand air inlet, the telescoping member movable between an extended state with the telescoping part extending past an end of the first tube and a retracted state,
• the wand having a first configuration wherein the telescoping member in the extended state and holds the valve actuator in the second actuator position against the force of the spring, and
• the wand having a second configuration wherein the telescoping member in the retracted state and allows the spring to move the valve actuator to move to the first actuator position, the spring force sufficient to move the valve actuator from the second actuator position to the first actuator position.