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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Steven Frackowiak, Concord, OH (US);
Steven Frackowiak, Concord, OH (US);
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner including a nozzle, an air conduit including a projecting tube, a suction source positioned to provide a flow of dirty air, a bag docking assembly, and a filter bag coupled to the bag carrier. The bag docking assembly includes a main body mounted to the air conduit. A bag carrier is configured to engage the main body and configured to move between a first position and a second position. A lever is coupled to the main body and the bag carrier and the lever is configured to move the bag carrier between the first position and the second position. The bag docking assembly is configured such that when the bag carrier is in the first position, the filter bag is not engaged with the projecting tube and when the bag carrier is in the second position, the filter bag is engaged with the projecting tube.