Vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• an air inlet;
• an air outlet;
• a suction motor fluidly coupled to the air inlet and the air outlet such that the air inlet is upstream of the suction motor and the air outlet is downstream of the suction motor;
• a body defining a filter cavity, the filter cavity being fluidly coupled to the suction motor at a location downstream of the suction motor and upstream of the air outlet, the filter cavity being configured to receive a filter;
• a filter cover removably coupled to the body, the filter cover extending over at least a portion of the filter cavity;
• and
• a release configured to transition between a releasing position and a retaining position to removably couple the filter cover to the body, the release including:
• a body release portion, at least a portion of the body release portion being rotatably mounted on the body;
• and
• a cover release portion, at least a portion of the cover release portion being slidably mounted on the filter cover, wherein a rotational movement of the body release portion causes a corresponding linear movement in the cover release portion to transition the release from the releasing position to the retaining position.