Patent ID: 6951045

Claim:
An upright vacuum cleaner comprising: a nozzle base section including a main suction opening formed in an underside thereof; an upright housing section hingedly connected with said nozzle base section, said housing section including a dirt separation chamber and a dirt receptacle for receiving dirt and dust separated by said dirt separation chamber; a hose connecting said nozzle base section to said housing section, said hose communicating an air stream that flows from said main suction opening to said dirt separation chamber; a suction source located in one of said housing section and said nozzle base section and in fluid communication with said dirt separation chamber; a filter assembly located in the dirt separation chamber and in fluid communication with said suction source; and, a hose connector disposed on and extending away from an upper surface of said nozzle base section, said hose connector being in fluid communication with said main suction opening, said hose being selectively detachable from said hose connector to enable use of the vacuum cleaner for above floor cleaning.