Patent ID: 7490706

Claim:
An electrical appliance comprising: a handheld portable vacuum device having a removable dirtcup, an electrically powered component, and a cord winding mechanism, the cord winding mechanism comprising: a cord receiving member, the cord receiving member being adapted to receive a cord, said cord receiving member defining an interior space inside said cord receiving member and having a first axis; wherein said cord receiving member receives at least part of the electrically powered component inside the interior space of said cord receiving member to maintain a compact size; wherein the cord winding mechanism is located inside a housing of the handheld portable vacuum device, and the dirt cup is attached to an exterior side of the housing; wherein the cord winding mechanism is adapted to rotate about the first axis; and wherein air that has been filtered by the removable dirtcup moves through the interior space of the cord receiving member in a direction substantially parallel to the first axis so as to cool the electrically powered component.