Debris collection device for bagless vacuum cleaners

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a base suction unit;
• an apparatus handle;
• and
• a main body having a debris collection device removably secured to the main body, the debris collection device including,
• a debris collection canister within which debris accumulates;
• a handle located on the debris collection canister;
• an actuatable flapper located adjacent a collective debris release outlet from which accumulated debris is released from the debris collection canister;
• and
• a controlled tension apparatus that controls an angular range of movement of the flapper.

A vacuum cleaner, comprising:

• a base suction unit;
• an apparatus handle;
• and
• a main body provided intermediate the base suction unit and the apparatus handle and having a debris collection device removably secured to the main body, the debris collection device including,
• a debris collection canister that accommodates a centrifugal separation system and, together with the centrifugal separation system, defines a coarse debris collection area and a fine debris collection area within which debris accumulates;
• a debris collection cover coupled with the debris collection canister;
• a handle located on at least one of the debris collection canister and the debris collection cover;
• an actuatable flapper adjacent a collective debris release outlet from which accumulated debris is released from the coarse debris collection area and the fine debris collection area;
• and
• a controlled tension apparatus that controls an angular range of movement of the flapper for controllable release of accumulated debris from the collective debris release outlet.