Patent ID: 8813306

Claim:
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor; (b) a main body comprising a front end and a rear end; (c) a plurality of wheels; and, (d) a pre-motor filter compartment positioned inwards of one of the wheels and housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter having an upstream side and a downstream side, the pre-motor filter compartment is sealed by a closure member and has an openable portion, wherein the one of the wheels has an axis of rotation, wherein the one of the wheels is moveable between a closed configuration in which the one of the wheels overlies and is axially spaced from the pre-motor filter and is operable to rollingly support the main body and an open configuration in which the one of the wheels is moved to a position in which the closure member becomes accessible and, when the one of the wheels is in the open position the pre-motor filter compartment is sealed by the closure member.