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1. A vacuum cleaner operable to separate debris from an airflow, the vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a first stage separator having a cylindrical outer sidewall defining a cyclonic chamber, the cyclonic chamber having a dirty air inlet, a dirt outlet, and an air outlet; and
a dirt collection chamber in fluid communication with the dirt outlet of the cyclonic chamber, the dirt collection chamber further including a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewall having an opening,wherein the first stage separator, including the cylindrical outer sidewall, is removably and slidably received within the dirt collection chamber by inserting the separator into the opening of the sidewall, wherein the first stage separator, including the cylindrical outer wall, is removable from within the dirt collection chamber.
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A vacuum cleaner operable to separate debris from an airflow including a separator defining a cyclonic chamber having a longitudinal axis, a dirty air inlet, a dirt outlet, and an air outlet. The vacuum cleaner further includes a dirt collection chamber in fluid communication with the dirt outlet of the cyclonic chamber. The longitudinal axis of the cyclonic chamber is oriented generally horizontally when the separator is received within the dirt collection chamber.
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1. A vacuum cleaner operable to separate debris from an airflow, the vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a first stage separator having a cylindrical outer sidewall defining a cyclonic chamber, the cyclonic chamber having a dirty air inlet, a dirt outlet, and an air outlet; and a dirt collection chamber in fluid communication with the dirt outlet of the cyclonic chamber, the dirt collection chamber further including a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewall having an opening, wherein the first stage separator, including the cylindrical outer sidewall, is removably and slidably received within the dirt collection chamber by inserting the separator into the opening of the sidewall, wherein the first stage separator, including the cylindrical outer wall, is removable from within the dirt collection chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26)
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16. A vacuum cleaner operable to separate debris from an airflow, the vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a first stage separator having a cylindrical outer sidewall defining a cyclonic chamber, the cyclonic chamber having a longitudinal axis, a dirty air inlet, a dirt outlet, and an air outlet; and a dirt collection chamber in fluid communication with the dirt outlet of the cyclonic chamber, wherein the first stage separator, including the cylindrical outer sidewall, is removably received within the dirt collection chamber along a generally horizontal direction, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the cyclonic chamber is oriented generally horizontally when the separator is received within the dirt collection chamber. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29)
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