Cleaning appliance

A cleaning appliance of the canister type comprising:

• a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow;
• a floor engaging rolling assembly comprising a system for drawing the fluid flow through the separating apparatus;
• a chassis connected to the rolling assembly;
• at least one floor engaging support member connected to the chassis;
• a duct for conveying the fluid flow to the separating apparatus, wherein at least part of the duct is connected to the chassis for pivoting movement relative thereto;
• and
• separate from the duct, a biasing system for engaging the duct to urge said at least part of the duct towards a rest position relative to the chassis, wherein the at least part of the duct is pivotable about an axis from the rest position and wherein the biasing system urges the duct to pivot about the axis towards the rest position.