Portable vacuum cleaner

A portable, hand-held vacuum cleaner, comprising:

• a nozzle assembly including a nozzle cavity;
• one or more batteries to power the nozzle assembly;
• a canister assembly and a drive motor pivotally connected to the nozzle assembly, the canister assembly comprising a handle extending below a shoulder strap, the handle and the shoulder strap disposed on a top of the canister assembly;
• a dust bag extending from a terminal end of the canister assembly;
• a dirty air pathway providing fluid communication between the nozzle cavity and the dust bags;
• and
• a suction generator including a fan for generating a vacuum that draws dirt and debris from the nozzle cavity to the dust bag,
• wherein the nozzle assembly includes:
• a nozzle mount rotatably coupled to a housing to allow the nozzle assembly to rotate about an axis of rotation extending from the center of the housing outward from a forward direction relative to the cleaner;
• and
• an angled nozzle rigidly extending from the nozzle mount at an acute angle to the rotation axis, wherein said nozzle is a long slender nozzle adapted to sway from side to side;
• wherein the nozzle assembly is adapted to swing back and forth or rotate about the rotation axis via the drive motor;
• wherein movement of the nozzle assembly is configured facilitate collection of dirt and debris;
• and
• a nozzle adjusting assembly including an adjustable pin and a lever mounted to the nozzle assembly.