Patent ID: 7644471

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a housing defining an internal cavity; a lid connected to the housing for providing access to the internal cavity, the lid being movable between an open condition in which the internal cavity is open, and a closed condition, in which the internal cavity is closed, a wall connected to the housing and defining a dust chamber within the internal cavity, the wall having an edge facing the lid; a dust separator disposed within the dust chamber for retaining dust; an accessory chamber disposed within the internal cavity and the wall separating the accessory chamber from the dust chamber; and a seal member forming a dust-tight seal between the wall and the lid when the lid is in the closed condition that prevents dust from passing from the dust chamber into the accessory chamber wherein the lid includes an opening and a closure part for closing the opening, the opening being adjacent to the accessory chamber and providing access to the accessory chamber when the lid is in the closed condition while the seal between the wall and the lid is maintained, a respective portion of the lid borders the opening, this respective portion of the lid defines a lid opening border surface, the closure part includes a retractable blind attached to the lid that is slidable with respect to the lid along a slide track to open and close the opening, and the retractable blind is configured such that the respective portion of the retractable blind that extends along the slide track does not project from an external contour of the vacuum cleaner.