Vacuum cleaner including a removable dirt collection assembly

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a support assembly;
• a suction nozzle;
• and
• a dirt collection assembly removably coupled to the support assembly, the dirt collection assembly including
• a suction motor operable to generate an airflow through the suction nozzle when powered by a power source, and
• a dirt separator in fluid communication with the suction nozzle operable to separate and collect dirt particles from the airflow drawn through the suction nozzle by the suction motor,
• wherein the suction motor is unpowerable when the dirt collection assembly is removed from the support assembly.

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a support assembly including a suction nozzle and a battery;
• a first electrical connector disposed on the support assembly, the first electrical connector configured to be electrically coupled to the battery;
• and
• a dirt collection assembly removably coupled to the support assembly, the dirt collection assembly including
• a second electrical connector,
• a suction motor electrically coupleable to the battery through the first and second electrical connectors and operable to generate a suction force through the suction nozzle when the first and second electrical connectors are electrically connected, and
• a dirt separator configured to remove and collect dirt particles from an airflow drawn through the suction nozzle by the suction motor,
• wherein the dirt collection assembly is moveable between a connected position in which the dirt separator is in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting the dirt particles and suction motor is electrically connected to the battery through the first and second electrical connectors, and a disconnected position in which the dirt collection assembly is separated from the support assembly and in which the suction motor is electrically disconnected from the battery.