Patent ID: 8756755
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner having a main body and a dust collecting bin, said dust collecting bin being removably mounted in a mounting portion of the main body and having two bin surfaces facing away from each other, and said mounting portion having two receiving surfaces facing each other and a locking means for securing the mounted dust collecting bin, characterized in that said locking means comprises: at least one engaging element arranged in at least one of said receiving surfaces of the mounting portion and projecting therefrom, the at least one engaging element comprising a first guiding surface facing away from the main body and a second guiding surface facing the main body, wherein seen in a horizontal plane the first guiding surface forms an angle to that plane that differs from an angle to that plane formed by the second guiding surface, and the second guiding surface forms an angle of 30-70 degrees in relation to the horizontal plane, and said dust collecting bin having at least one recess in at least one of said bin surfaces for receiving said at least one engaging element in the mounted state of the dust collecting bin, and said at least one engaging element being retractable allowing insertion and removal of said dust collecting bin by displacement along a first axis, and said receiving surfaces of the mounting portion preventing movement of the dust collecting bin along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.