US Patent 10016107 Surface cleaning apparatus with a sideways pivoting handle

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises:(a) a cleaning head having a front, a rear, two opposed sides extending between the front and the rear, a bottom and a dirty air inlet;(b) an airflow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;(c) a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the airflow path;(d) an upright section moveably mounted with respect to the cleaning head between a storage position and a rearward in-use position; and,(e) the upright section also pivotally mounted for movement sideways with respect to the cleaning head between a centered position and a sideways position.