Abstract: The invention comprehends a belt shifting arrangement for an upright cleaner in which belt shifting to an intermediate idler pulley is occasioned by either handle movement or pedal actuation. Either of these movements functions to cam the belt onto the idler pulley or to permit its movement back to an agitator drive pulley.
Abstract: A floor care appliance or the like is provided with a duct clean out function by the use of a stoppered, sidewardly extending duct accessible to the user through the closure.