Claims
- 1. An upright vacuum cleaner comprising a floor engaging unit and a handle pivotally attached thereto, a motor mounted in said floor engaging unit having an impeller for drawing dirt-laden air from a floor to be cleaned, an exhaust duct defining a passage for said dirt-laden air from said impeller to a porous dust bag cover, a dust bag cover mounting device attached to said handle, said mounting device comprising a baseplate mounted on said exhaust duct, said exhaust duct extending through an aperture in said baseplate, a dust bag cover support frame attached to said baseplate and supporting said dust bag cover so that said dust bag cover is in fluid communication with said exhaust duct, said handle having first and second separable portions separably joined at a parting plane , said first separable portion being pivotally attached to said floor engaging unit and having said dust bag cover mounting device attached thereto, all portions of said frame being positioned below said parting plane.
- 2. An upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 wherein said support frame includes a wire loop extending at right angles from said baseplate for supporting an upper inside perimeter of said dust bag cover.
- 3. An upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 wherein said support frame is moveable from a position below said parting plane to a position above said parting plane.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/585,762 filed on Jan. 15, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,774,930.
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