The New Hotness

The beater bar found and ingested a remarkably long strip of carpet yarn, resulting in a sudden stop and an acute need for disassembly. In the unlikely event that happens again:

• Remove hose
• Release latch to lay hose fitting flat
• Remove two obvious screws
• Pry rear latches adjacent to hose fitting to release rear of top cover
• Pry side latches to release middle of top cover
• Pull rear of top cover away from base
• Disengage latches along front of beater bar

Those places, neatly marked for future reference, with the top cover against the floor:

With the cover off, the beater bar lifts out and you can easily unwind the mess.