Patent ID: 8347453

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a nozzle; an air conduit in communication with the nozzle, the air conduit including a projecting tube; a suction source positioned to provide a flow of dirty air from the nozzle, through the air conduit, and out the projecting tube; a bag docking assembly including: a main body mounted to the air conduit, the main body defining a first aperture sized to receive the projecting tube; a bag carrier configured to engage the main body and configured to move between a first position wherein a first distance is defined between the bag carrier and the main body, and a second position wherein a second distance is defined between the bag carrier and the main body, the second distance being smaller than the first distance; and a lever coupled to the main body and the bag carrier and configured to move the bag carrier between the first position and the second position; and a filter bag selectively coupled to the bag carrier and configured to move therewith, the filter bag defining a second aperture configured to engage the projecting tube, wherein the bag docking assembly is configured such that when the bag carrier is in the first position, the filter bag is not engaged with the projecting tube and when the bag carrier is in the second position, the filter bag is engaged with the projecting tube.