Patent ID: 7013528

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising an upright handle pivotally mounted to a base assembly, the base assembly is adapted to move along a surface to be cleaned and comprising: a nozzle opening extending across a portion of an underside of the base assembly for removing debris particles from the surface to be cleaned; a dirt receptacle in the base assembly in communication with the nozzle opening for receiving the debris particles removed from the surface to be cleaned; a motor-driven vacuum fan assembly in the base assembly in fluid communication with the nozzle opening and the dirt receptacle for moving the debris particles from the nozzle opening into the dirt receptacle; a dust cloth mounted to the underside of the base assembly in spaced relationship to the nozzle opening and positioned for contacting the surface to be cleaned for removing dust from the surface simultaneously with the removal of debris particles from the surface through the nozzle opening; and wherein the dust cloth is attached to a roll of said dust cloths mounted to the base assembly and the wherein the roll of dust cloths at least partially removably retains the dust cloth on the base assembly.