Vacuum cleaner

Claim 1

IN A SUITCASE STYLED VACUUM CLEANER, A SINGLE PIECE PLASTIC MEMBER, SAID PLASTIC MEMBER INCLUDING A GENERALLY FLAT WALL PORTION BOUNDED BY A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL FLANGE PORTION, A PAIR OF METALLIC SHELLS POSITIONED ALONG OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID WALL PORTION TO DEFINE A VACUUM COMPARTMENT ON ONE SIDE OF SAID WALL PORTION AND AN EXHAUST COMPARTMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID WALL PORTION, SAID FLANGE PORTION BEING POSITIONED BETWEEN AND ENGAGING THE PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF SAID SHELLS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS PLASTIC MATERIAL MOLDING THEREBETWEEN, A MOTOR-FAN ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLASTIC MEMBER BETWEEN SAID SHELLS, SAID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN AIR INTAKE AND AN AIR OUTLET, SAID AIR INTAKE AND OUTLET BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID VACUUM AND EXHAUST COMPARTMENTS RESPECTIVELY, AN AIR INLET OPENING FORMED IN SAID FLANGE PORTION, AN AIR PERMEABLE DUST COLLECTING RECEPTACLE IN SAID VACUUM COMPARTMENT BETWEEN SAID AIR INLET OPENING AND AIR INTAKE, AN AIR EXHAUST OPENING FORMED IN SAID FLANGE PORTION IN A PART THEREOF LOCATED OPPOSITE TO SAID AIR INLET OPENING, A CARRYING HANDLE CONNECTED TO SAID FLANGE PORTION IN A PART THEREOF LOCATED BETWEEN SAID AIR INLET AND AIR EXHAUST OPENINGS, AND MEANS FORMED ON THE SIDE OF SAID VACUUM CLEANER OPPOSITE TO SAID CARRYING HANDLE FOR SUPPORTING SAID VACUUM CLEANER ON A FLOOR SURFACE.