Patent ID: 6848146
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: A47L,B01D,B04C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An upright vacuum cleaner comprising: a base portion having a suction opening; an upright housing hingedly connected to said base portion, said upright housing including an opening; a dirt cup removably mounted in said opening of said upright housing; a suction source mounted in one of said base portion and said upright housing, wherein said suction source is located beneath the dirt cup; a filter located in and removable with said dirt cup, wherein an associated airstream flows from said suction opening to an inlet of said dirt cup, through said filter, to an outlet of said dirt cup, through said suction source and away from the vacuum cleaner; and wherein said dirt cup has an open upper end, which serves as said outlet of said dirt cup, said filter being selectively removable from said dirt cup through said open upper end thereof.