Abstract: A floor tool (200) for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces comprises a sole plate (250) for engaging with a floor surface, a supporting body (210) for the sole plate (250) having means for allowing the body to ride along the floor surface (221) and an outlet conduit (240) for coupling to a wand of a vacuum cleaner. The outlet conduit (240) is mounted to the support platform by a connecting arm (230), a first end of the connecting arm being pivotally connected (231) to the outlet conduit about a first axis and the second end of the connecting arm being pivotally connected (232) to the supporting body about a second axis. The first and second axes are substantially parallel to one another.

Abstract: A floor tool (200) for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces comprises a sole plate (250) for engaging with a floor surface, a supporting body (210) for the sole plate (250) having means for allowing the body to ride along the floor surface (221) and an outlet conduit (230) for coupling to a wand of a vacuum cleaner. The outlet conduit (230) is pivotally mounted to thc supporting body at a position which is substantially above the sole plate so as to reduce the risk of the sole plate being ‘pealed’ from a floor surface during a backwards stroke.