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Upright type vacuum cleaner

  • US 6,782,584 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2002
  • Issued: 08/31/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An upright type vacuum cleaner, comprising:

  • a cleaner body having a vacuum generating apparatus disposed therein and a suction brush disposed at a lower portion thereof;

    a cyclone unit for separating contaminants from contaminant-laden air being drawn into the cleaner body and discharging a contaminant-free air through an outflow passage interconnected with the vacuum generating apparatus, the contaminant-laden air being drawn in through an inflow passage interconnected with the suction brush;

    a dust receptacle removably connected to an underside of the cyclone unit, for collecting the contaminants separated from the air by the cyclone unit;

    a locking unit which is longitudinally movable for connecting to and separating the dust receptacle from a lower portion of the cyclone unit by releasably moving the dust receptacle upward and downward; and

    a means for preventing an incorrect connection of the dust receptacle to the underside of the cyclone unit.

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