Patent ID: 8640302
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a vacuum cleaner housing defining therein a filter bag compartment; a filter bag comprising a bag of filter material and a filter mounting plate connected thereto, wherein said filter bag is adapted to be arranged in said filter bag compartment, and wherein said filter mounting plate includes at least one pivot member and at least one first stop member; and a bag holder arrangement that is provided in said filter bag compartment and connected to said vacuum cleaner housing; wherein said bag holder arrangement comprises at least one pivot receiver configured and arranged to receive and pivotably support said at least one pivot member to enable said filter mounting plate to pivot about a pivot axis from an initial insertion position of said filter mounting plate to a final installed position of said filter mounting plate, and at least one second stop member configured and arranged to contact and counter-support said at least one first stop member when said filter mounting plate is in said final installed position and thereby to prevent further pivoting of said filter mounting plate about said pivot axis beyond said final installed position; wherein each one of said at least one pivot member respectively comprises a pivot pin having a convex bearing surface with an at least partial cylindrical shape about said pivot axis, each one of said at least one pivot receiver respectively comprises a pivot trough having a concave bearing surface with an at least partial cylindrical shape about said pivot axis, and said concave bearing surface matingly and pivotably receives said convex bearing surface; and wherein said filter mounting plate has a fill opening therein communicating into an interior of said bag of filter material, a fill opening axis of said fill opening extends perpendicular to a plane along which said filter mounting plate extends, and said pivot axis extends parallel to said plane and laterally offset from said fill opening axis.