Patent ID: 7254865

Claim:
A vacuum bag mounting assembly for housing a vacuum bag within a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner comprising a vacuum intake nozzle having an outlet end portion through which sucked in dirt is delivered to the vacuum bag mounting assembly, the vacuum bag mounting assembly comprising: a vacuum bag collar receiver that engages a collar of the vacuum bag; a telescopic nozzle end attached to the outlet end portion, the telescopic nozzle end being moveable along the outlet end portion towards and away from the collar of the vacuum bag; and a nozzle engagement member pivotally attached to the vacuum bag collar receiver, the nozzle engagement member being attached to the telescopic nozzle end such that pivoting of the nozzle engagement member in a first direction results in movement of the telescopic nozzle end away from the collar of the vacuum bag and pivoting of the nozzle engagement member in a second direction results in movement of the telescopic nozzle end towards the collar of the vacuum bag.