Suction cleaner bag mounting means

Claim 1

IN A SUCTION CLEANER PROVIDED WITH DUST BAG MOUNTING MEANS COMPRISING A HOUSING INCLUDING A SIDE WALL AND A BOTTOM PROVIDING A CHAMBER, AN AIR INTAKE OPENING IN THE SIDE WALL, AN AIR INTAKE COLLAR SURROUNDING THE AIR INTAKE OPENING AND PROJECTING AXIALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID OPENING IN SAID SIDE WALL INTO THE CHAMBER, AND A DUST BAG HAVING AN OPENING IN ONE OF ITS SIDE WALLS, A FLAT PLATE OF STIFF MATERIAL HAVING AN OPENING EXTENDING THERETHROUGH ATTACHED TO THE DUST BAG ADJACENT THE DUST BASE OPENING WITH SAID OPENING IN REGISTER WITH EACH OTHER; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING, A BAG MOUNTING PLATE POSITIONING AND FASTENING MEANS WITHIN SAID CHAMBER COMPRISING A PAIR OF VERTICALLY SPACED OPPOSITELY INCLINED ARMS, ONE OF SAID ARMS BEING BIASED TOWARD THE OTHER AND EACH BEING CARRIED BY THE SIDE WALL OF SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID COLLAR TO PROJECT ANGULARLY INWARDLY THEREFROM ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID COLLAR, A KEEPER MEMBER ADJACENT THE FREE END OF EACH OF SAID ARMS FOR YIELDABLY RECEIVING AND SUPPORTING OPPOSITE EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID BAG MOUNTING PLATE THEREBETWEEN, AND THE OPENING IN SAID BAG MOUNTING PLATE BEING OF A DIAMETER TO SNUGLY SURROUND SAID COLLAR IN AIR TIGHT ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH WHEN SAID BAG MOUNTING PLATE IS YIELDABLY RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID KEEPER MEMBERS AND SUPPORTED BY SAID INCLINED ARMS.