Abstract: A lightweight vacuum cleaner having a hollow body with an intake nozzle and a nozzle support tube at one end, a suction creating means removably latched at the other end, and a filter bag assembly positioned in a compartment therebetween. The filter bag assembly includes a sealing and support plate having an integral guide tube for receiving the nozzle support tube through one end and a substantially U-shaped frame. An air permeable filter bag having a neck and a tubular body communicating with the interior of a main bag body is positioned between the legs of the U-shaped frame with the tubular neck removably secured about the guide tube.