Abstract

A vacuum cleaner comprises a vacuum cleaner body (2) having a front (F) and a back (B) identifying a main axis (X) of the vacuum cleaner body (2), as well as an upper part (T), a lower part (L) and two opposite sides (S), to the vacuum cleaner body of the (2) being associated a plurality of wheels (5, 6) rotatable about respective substantially horizontal axes (Z5, Z6), to enable the vacuum cleaner body (2) to be towed on wheels. The wheels (5, 6) of the plurality are arranged in such a way as to enable the vacuum cleaner body (2) to be towed on wheels in a generally reclined position, in which the lower part (L) of the vacuum cleaner body (2) generally faces a floor (FL) on which all the wheels (5, 6) of the plurality rest, and in a generally raised or erected position, in which only a pair of rear wheels (6) of the plurality (5, 6) rest on the floor (5). The vacuum cleaner body (2) is equipped with a handle (7), accessible at aforesaid front (F), the handle (7) being connected to the main body (2) via a towing device (9) capable to assume a retracted inoperative position and at least one extracted or extended operating position. The plurality of wheels (5, 6) includes at least one front caster wheel (5), comprising a wheel support (5a) that is freely rotatable about an axis (Y) generally transverse to the rotation axis (Z5) of the corresponding wheel (5) and the towing device includes a single extractable or telescopic tow-bar (9), which extends longitudinally substantially in the direction of the main axis (X) of the vacuum cleaner body (2) in a substantially central and equidistant position with respect to the sides (S ) of the vacuum cleaner body (2).