Patent ID: 8191203

Claim:
A dust receptacle that is configured to be attached to and detached from a cleaner body, the dust receptacle comprising: a receptacle body having a lower end that is open; a handle being disposed on a first side the receptacle body in a longitudinal direction; an exhaust cover having a first end hinged to a lower end of the handle, the exhaust cover movable between first and second positions either to expose the lower end of the receptacle body or to close the lower end of the receptacle body; and an operating lever locking or unlocking the exhaust cover, wherein the operating lever comprises: a first operating member that is slidably disposed along an inside of the handle, the first operating member having an upper end disposed lower than an upper end of the handle and an upper end of the receptacle body, and the upper end of the first operating member exposed from above the handle to be pressee by a user; and a second operating member that is elastically and slidably disposed on an outer bottom surface of the exhaust cover to operate in tandem with the first operating member, the second operating member being retractable toward the first operating member to secure a second end of the exhaust cover to a second side of the dust receptacle in a closed position and extendable away from the first operating member to unsecure the second end of the exhaust cover from the second side of the dust receptacle to open the lower end, the second side of the dust receptacle being opposite from the first side having the handle.