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US 11,344,169 B2Granted
Vacuum assemblies and methods
AssigneeRexair, Inc.
InventorsAlan Belville, Mark Howie, Thomas L. Carrington, James D. Jakubos
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Abstract
Vacuums including a water pan mount coupled to a housing and configured to receive a water pan are provided herein. The housing is operably rotatable around a fulcrum, relative to the water pan mount, to secure the water pan within the housing. At least one latch is coupled to the housing and is operably positionable in an engaged position and in a disengaged position, wherein, in the engaged position, the at least one latch prevents rotation of the housing around the fulcrum.
Claims20
A vacuum, comprising:
- a housing comprising a canister with an internal volume;
- a water pan mount coupled to the housing and configured to slidably receive a removable water pan, the removable water pan having at least one protrusion extending from a periphery of the removable water pan, the protrusion configured to cooperate with at least one channel disposed on an interior surface of the water pan mount, wherein substantially the entire housing is operably rotatable around a fulcrum, relative to the water pan mount, to secure the water pan within the housing;
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- at least one latch coupled to the housing, the at least one latch being operably positionable in an engaged position and in a disengaged position, wherein, in the engaged position, the at least one latch prevents rotation of the housing around the fulcrum and secure the removable water pan to the water pan mount.
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A vacuum, comprising:
- a housing;
- a water pan mount rotably coupled to the housing around a fulcrum, the water pan mount contoured to slidably receive a removable water pan, the removable water pan having at least one protrusion extending from a periphery of the removable water pan, the protrusion configured to cooperate with at least one channel disposed on an interior surface of the water pan mount;
- at least two biasing members coupling the housing to the water pan mount, the at least two biasing members disposed on opposing sides of the vacuum and configured to apply rotational force to substantially the entire housing about the fulcrum, wherein the two biasing members define a maximum degree of rotation of the housing about the fulcrum;
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- at least one latch disposed on the housing, the at least one latch operably positionable in an engaged position and in a disengaged position, wherein, in the engaged position, the at least one latch prevents rotation of the housing with respect to the water pan mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.