Patent ID: 6375696
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A bagless vacuum cleaner including:a housing; a dirt cup; a particle separator located in the housing for separating dirt particles from a stream of dirt-laden air; a lid mounted on the dirt cup for retaining the dirt particles within the dirt cup; a latch attached to the housing for retaining the lid position on the dirt cup and for retaining the dirt cup on the housing, said latch including: a latch support rigidly attached to the housing; and a latching member mounted on the latch support and pivotable about a pivot axis for movement between an open and closed position, said latching member having a camming portion which engages the lid in an over-center position relative to a pivot axis when the latching member is placed in the closed position wherein an outward pressure from within the dirt cup tightens the latching member against said lid.