Multi-operational battery powered vacuum cleaner

A battery powered vacuum cleaner system comprising:

• a hand held vacuum cleaner comprising an air flow inlet at a first end and a handle at a second end;
• a support caddy comprising a support member including a latch member biased by a spring to which the hand held vacuum cleaner can be detachably secured in a nesting fashion;
• said support caddy including a floor engaging head at a first end thereof adapted to fluidly communicate with said first end of said hand held vacuum cleaner, said support caddy further including a second end spaced apart from said first end;
• an upper handle portion that can be detachably secured to said second end of said support caddy;
• and
• wherein said system can operate in a plurality of operating modes including:
• a first cleaning mode wherein only said hand held vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning purposes;
• and
• a second cleaning mode wherein said hand held vacuum cleaner is secured on said support caddy and said upper handle portion is secured to said support caddy and is grasped by a user to allow said system to function as an upright vacuum cleaner.

A battery powered vacuum cleaner system comprising:

• a hand held vacuum cleaner comprising an air flow inlet at a first end and a handle at a second end;
• a support caddy comprising a support member including a latch member baised by a spring to which the hand held vacuum cleaner can be detachably secured in a nesting fashion;
• said support caddy including a first end at which is coupled a floor engaging head adapted to fluidly communicate with said first end of said hand held vacuum cleaner, said support caddy further including a second end spaced apart from said first end;
• an upper handle portion that can be detachably via a spring biased latching system secured to said second end of said support caddy;
• and
• wherein said system can operate in a plurality of operating modes including:
• a first cleaning mode wherein only said hand held vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning purposes;
• a second cleaning mode wherein said hand held vacuum cleaner is secured on said support caddy and said upper handle portion is secured to said support caddy and is grasped by a user to allow said system to function as an upright vacuum cleaner;
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• a third cleaning mode wherein the hand held vacuum cleaner is operated while mounted on said support caddy but without said upper handle portion.

A method for forming a vacuum cleaning system, comprising:

• using a hand held, battery powered vacuum cleaner to directly clean a surface, thereby forming a first operational mode;
• using a support caddy having a floor engaging head and a support member including a latch member biased by a spring to support said hand held vacuum cleaner thereon, wherein said vacuum cleaner includes a nose cone in airflow communication with said floor engaging head such that a suction airflow from said hand held vacuum cleaner is directed through said floor engaging head, thereby forming a second operational mode;
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• using a handle detachably coupled to said support caddy via a spring biased latching system to enable a user to use said support caddy and said hand held battery powered vacuum cleaner secured to said support caddy as an upright vacuum cleaning device, in accordance with a third operational mode, to thus form said vacuum cleaner system.