which a suction socket extends and in which a filter bag is insertable with a inlet opening of the filter bag being connectable to the suction socket in order to design the vacuum cleaner so that it allows simple and hygienic handling when removing the filter bag from the dirt chamber it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the suction socket be held on the housing so as to be displaceable back and forth between a position in which it extends into the inlet opening of the filter bag and a position in which it releases the inlet opening application_number US 32347905 A description the drawings show schematically a vacuum cleaner generally designated by reference numeral 10 which is designed as a so called upright vacuum cleaner and comprises a two part housing 12 with a housing upper part 13 and a housing lower part 14 adjoining the housing upper part 13 is a shaft 16 carrying a handle 17 at its free end the housing lower part 14 accommodates in the usual manner which is therefore not shown in the drawings an electric motor and a suction unit and defines in combination with the housing upper part 13 a dirt chamber 19 which is closable by a cover 20 a recessed grip 21 which facilitates placement and removal of the cover 20 for the user is formed.