Air purifier
AssigneeJcs/Thg, LLC
InventorsBarry Huehn, Yani Deros, Stephen Bourque
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Abstract
An air purifying device is provided for removing airborne particles. The device includes a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet. A fan is positioned within the housing for drawing air into the housing through the air inlet and expelling air through the air outlet. A filter assembly is positioned within the housing between the air inlet and the fan. The filter assembly includes a frame and a filter element mounted to the frame. The device also includes a hanger and an elongate hanger support that removably extends within the hanger. Either the hanger or the elongate hanger support is coupled to the frame while the other is coupled to the housing. The hanger can include a channel or a pair of opposed legs configured to form a gap.
Claims21
1-28. (canceled)
An air purifying device comprising:
- a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a fan including a motor and a fan blade positioned within said housing for drawing air into said housing through said air inlet and expelling air through said air outlet;
- a filter assembly positioned within said housing between said air inlet and said fan, said filter assembly including a frame and a first filter element mounted to said frame, said frame including a first wall;
- a first laterally extending hanging device supported on said frame, said first hanging device and said frame defining a first space therebetween;
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- a first attachment device supported on said housing, said first attachment device including a first portion extendable within said first space to removably attach said filter assembly to said housing.
A filter assembly removably mountable to an air purifying device comprising:
- a frame including a first surface;
- a first filter element mounted to said frame;
- a seal disposed on said frame and extending around said first filter element;
- a first hanging device supported on said frame first surface and extending over said first surface forming a first space between said first hanging device and said frame first surface;
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- a second hanging device supported on said frame first surface and extending over said first surface forming a second space between said second hanging device and said frame first surface, wherein said first and second hanging devices are adapted to removably receive first and second attachment devices mounted to the air purifying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.