Patent ID: 7228592

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a floor engaging base unit; a body unit pivotally mounted to the base unit; a suction generating device operatively associated with the vacuum cleaner to draw an airflow into the floor engaging base unit; a first dirt separation member comprising: a first inlet adapted to receive the airflow firm the floor engaging base unit, a first outlet, a first filter fluidly located between the first inlet and first outlet, the first filter having a filter surface extending in a first direction, the filter surface being adapted to pass the airflow radially therethrough, and a first collection chamber having a bottom disposed below the first filter and a side wall extending upwards from the bottom; and a second dirt separation member comprising: a cyclone body. a second inlet adapted to convey the airflow from the first outlet into the cyclone body, a second outlet adapted to convey the airflow from the second dirt separation member to the suction generating device, the second outlet comprising a cyclone outlet tube located within and at a first end of the cyclone body and extending in a second direction, a dirt outlet located at a second end of the cyclone body opposite the first end of the cyclone body, and a second collection chamber fluidly connected to the dirt outlet; wherein the first collection chamber and the second collection chamber are laterally disposed relative to one another.