Patent ID: 8028373

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a body having a floorhead for engaging a floor, wherein the floorhead has a first inlet for dirty air; an elongate handle for gripping by a user and pivotably mounted to the body; an electric motor located in the body or the handle; an electrical on-off switch for operating the motor; a fan connected to an output shaft of the motor; an airflow path comprising a second inlet for dirty air, an outlet for clean air, and a collection chamber located in fluid communication between said second inlet and said outlet; the collection chamber having a door and a filter located within the collection chamber for separating out debris entrained with dirty air entering via said second inlet and depositing the debris in said collection chamber; wherein an interior face of the door is provided with first engaging portions, and an end face of the filter adjacent to the interior face of the door is provided with second engaging portions such that when the door is closed and the elongate handle is pivoted relative to the body, the first and second engaging portions engage each other to cause at least part of the filter to rotate relative to the body.