Patent ID: 7770257

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a suction nozzle device; a body that receives a dust collecting device in which foreign particles are separated from air sucked in through the suction nozzle device; a manipulation handle formed at an upper portion of the body, to allow manipulation of the vacuum cleaner by a user; a hose connecting the suction nozzle device with the body so as to act as an air passage; a mini nozzle selectively connected with the hose; a mini nozzle seat formed on the body, that selectively receives the mini nozzle; upper and lower covers that form and protect upper and lower portions of the mini nozzle; at least one elastic hooking protrusion integrally formed as one piece with a selected one of the upper and lower covers; a plurality of elongated channels extending from an edge of the selected one of the upper and lower covers each said channel having an open end and a closed end, that allows the at least one elastic hooking protrusion to be transformed when pushed by a user, wherein the at least one elastic hooking protrusion is located between the plurality of channels; and at least one corresponding slit formed in the other one of the upper and lower covers such that the at least one elastic hooking protrusion is hooked thereto to fix the upper and lower covers.