Patent ID: 6925680

Claim:
A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for use in a vacuum cleaner, said apparatus adapted to be arranged between a suction port of the vacuum cleaner and a main body of the vacuum cleaner containing a motor and filter, said apparatus comprising: a connection pipe adapted to be connected to the suction port of the vacuum cleaner; a cyclone body in communication with said connection pipe and adapted to be connected to a connection hose that leads to the main body of the vacuum cleaner, said cyclone body comprising: a dust collecting receptacle containing a filtering mechanism wherein dirt-laden air drawn in through the suction port forms a whirling current in the dust collecting receptacle and is then discharged to the connection hose; wherein said dust collecting receptacle and said connection pipe are disposed alongside and in contact with one another along a portion of their respective lengths, and wherein a side of said connection pipe, that is in contact with said dust collecting receptacle, is concave and formed in a shape corresponding to said dust collecting receptacle.