Patent ID: 7739772

Claim:
An upright vacuum cleaner comprising: an intake nozzle to suck air, dust, and other material; a body extended upward from the intake nozzle; a dust collector installed in the body to remove the dust and other material from the air; a handle extended upward from the body and then bent backward at a predetermined angle; a cord reel installed on a first side of the body to accommodate a power cord, wherein the cord reel includes: a cord reel frame integrally formed with the body having a coupling groove at one edge and screw holes at another edge to receive screws; and a cord reel cover coupled to the cord reel frame having a coupling protrusion at a corresponding portion of the coupling groove; a release lever configured to be rotatable with respect to the cord reel frame; a cord reel button provided at the cord reel frame to control the rotation of the release lever, wherein the cord reel button is rotatable about a button axle; a button axle support configured to protrude from a top of the cord reel cover to support the button axle, defining a button axle hole to receive the button axle; and an exhaust unit formed on a side opposite the first side to discharge the air from the dust collector to an outside of the upright vacuum cleaner.