Patent ID: 7325272

Claim:
A vacuum bag mounting assembly for housing a vacuum bag within a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner comprising a vacuum intake nozzle having an outlet end portion through which sucked in dirt is delivered to the vacuum bag mounting assembly, the vacuum bag mounting assembly comprising: a vacuum bag storage compartment; a vacuum bag collar receiver disposed within the vacuum bag storage compartment that engages a collar of the vacuum bag; a telescopic nozzle end attached to the outlet end portion of the vacuum intake nozzle, the telescopic nozzle end being moveable along the outlet end portion towards and away from the collar of the vacuum bag; and a housing cover that covers the vacuum bag storage compartment, the housing cover comprising a nozzle engagement member that engages the telescopic nozzle, the nozzle engagement member being moveable between a first position in which the telescopic nozzle end is engaged with the vacuum bag collar and a second position in which the telescopic nozzle end is disengaged with the vacuum bag collar.