Abstract: An appliance or equipment utilizing water includes an operation section provided on top or side of a main body of the appliance and an outer member. The outer member includes a transparent member, a transparent film formed thereon, and a colored decoration provided on a surface of the transparent member opposite to the transparent film. The operation section is comprised of only the transparent film. In accordance with the appliance of the present invention, a transparent texture quality in outer appearance as well as a depth and classic texture quality in design can be obtained and at the same time a stereovision of characters or figures on an outer surface of the appliance can be provided.

Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner includes a floor nozzle having a rotatable brush housed therein for operative contact with a surface to be cleaned, a main cleaner assembly coupled with the floor nozzle and accommodating a motor-driven fan having a motor shaft and a filter therein, a flexible power transmitting shaft for transmitting rotative power from the motor-driven fan to the rotatable brush along a power transmitting path between the motor shaft and the rotatable brush, and an intermediate power transmitting mechanism including a torque limiter mechanism disposed in the power transmitting path for cutting off power transmission from the motor shaft to the rotatable brush when the rotatable brush is subjected to a torque greater than a preset torque.