Patent ID: 11910985
Assignee: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a motor configured to suction matter into the vacuum cleaner through an input port of the vacuum cleaner;
a collection receptacle for receiving matter collected by the vacuum cleaner;
a lid adapted to cover the collection receptacle;
a filter carrier adapted to hold at least one filter to the lid and positioned so that, during operation of the vacuum cleaner, matter collected by the vacuum cleaner is filtered from at least one fluid stream in the vacuum cleaner; and
at least one support member adapted to hold the lid stably in an access orientation that allows manual access to the at least one filter for removal from the filter carrier or cleaning of the at least one filter while the at least one filter is located over the collection receptacle, wherein the at least one support member is positionable with respect to the lid or the collection receptacle so as to free the lid to move from the access orientation to a closed orientation with respect to the collection receptacle, and wherein the at least one support member is spring-biased toward a grasp facilitating orientation which is different from an orientation in which the at least one support member is placed when the lid is in the closed orientation or in the access orientation.