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US 2007/0163072 A1Published application
Bagless dustcup
AssigneeElectrolux Home Care Products, Inc.
InventorsArnold Sepke, Joseph Muclahy, Joyce Thomas
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Abstract
A bagless vacuum cleaner system dustcup assembly and method for using said system with a vacuum cleaner apparatus to separate dirt from a mixture of dirt and air inducted into said vacuum cleaner apparatus. Said bagless vacuum cleaner system generally comprises a dustcup assembly, a handle assembly and a motor intake adaptor.
Claims25
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A separator system for use in a vacuum cleaner, the separator system comprising:
- a dust cup assembly removably secured to a vacuum cleaner, the dust cup assembly comprising:
- a dust cup chamber having a bottom, sidewalls extending from the bottom, and an open top,
- a removable dust cup lid adapted to cover the open top of the dust cup chamber, and comprising an extension protruding from the lid into the dust cup chamber,
- an inlet adapted to convey air into the dust cup assembly,
- an outlet adapted to convey air out of the dust cup assembly, the outlet comprising a passage through the dust cup lid and being at least partially surrounded by the extension,
- a filter removably connected with the dust cup lid, the filter at least partially surrounding the extension and covering the outlet, and
- a filter receptacle removably connected with the dust cup lid and at least partially surrounding the filter, the filter receptacle having one or more receptacle openings therethrough to allow air to pass from the dust cup chamber to the filter;
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- a vacuum suction source mounted in the vacuum cleaner and comprising a motor and a fan, the vacuum suction source being fluidly connected to the dust cup assembly outlet and selectively operable to draw air through the dust cup assembly.
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A separator system for use in a vacuum cleaner, the separator system comprising:
- a dust cup assembly removably secured to a vacuum cleaner, the dust cup assembly comprising:
- a dust cup chamber having a bottom, sidewalls extending from the bottom, and an open top,
- a removable dust cup lid adapted to cover the open top of the dust cup chamber,
- an inlet adapted to convey air into the dust cup assembly, the inlet comprising an inlet passage through the dust cup lid,
- an outlet adapted to convey air out of the dust cup assembly, the outlet comprising an outlet passage through the dust cup lid,
- a filter removably connected with the dust cup lid, the filter covering the outlet, and
- a filter receptacle removably connected with the dust cup lid and at least partially surrounding the filter, the filter receptacle having one or more receptacle openings therethrough to allow air to pass from the dust cup chamber to the filter;
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- a vacuum suction source mounted in the vacuum cleaner and comprising a motor and a fan, the vacuum suction source being fluidly connected to the dust cup assembly outlet and selectively operable to draw air through the dust cup assembly.
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A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a vacuum cleaner housing;
- a suction inlet into the vacuum cleaner housing, the suction inlet comprising an elongated brush chamber and/or a cleaning tool;
- a dust cup assembly removably secured to the vacuum cleaner housing, the dust cup assembly comprising:
- a dust cup chamber having a bottom, sidewalls extending from the bottom, and an open top,
- a removable dust cup lid adapted to cover the open top of the dust cup chamber,
- an inlet adapted to convey air into the dust cup assembly, the inlet comprising an inlet passage through the dust cup lid,
- an outlet adapted to convey air out of the dust cup assembly, the outlet comprising an outlet passage through the dust cup lid,
- a filter removably connected with the dust cup lid, the filter covering the outlet, and
- a filter receptacle removably connected with the dust cup lid and at least partially surrounding the filter, the filter receptacle having one or more receptacle openings therethrough to allow air to pass from the dust cup chamber to the filter;
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- a vacuum suction source mounted in the vacuum cleaner housing and comprising a motor and a fan, the vacuum suction source being fluidly connected to the dust cup assembly outlet and selectively operable to draw air into the suction inlet and through the dust cup assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.