Apparatus for removal of ash
AssigneeP.I.A. Textiles A/S
InventorIb R. Rasmussen
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Abstract
Apparatus for removal of ash and the like from open fireplaces, ashpans etc. by means of a vacuum cleaner, said apparatus comprising an airtight ash container, an inlet pipe stub for ash and air and an outlet pipe stub to be connected with a suction source such as a vacuum cleaner, wherein the container comprises a barrel with a bottom and an easily mountable and dismountable cover or lid and wherein the lid or cover carries the inlet pipe stub and the outlet pipe stub.
Claims5
An apparatus for removal of ash and the like from open fireplaces or ashpans by means of a vacuum cleaner, said apparatus comprising an airtight ash container, an inlet pipe stub for ash and air and an outlet pipe stub connectable with a suction source, the container comprising a cylindrical barrel with a bottom and an easily mountable and dismountable circular cover carrying the inlet pipe stub and the outlet pipe stub, wherein the outlet pipe stub is perpendicular to the cover in its center zone and the inlet pipe stub is positioned in the peripheral zone of the cover and inclined toward the center of the cover to form an angle with the plane of the cover in the range of from 30 to 85 degrees as indicated by the power of the suction source.
An apparatus for removal of ash and the like from open fireplaces or ash pans by means of a vacuum cleaner, said apparatus comprising an airtight ash container, an inlet pipe stub for ash and air and an outlet pipe stub connectable with a suction source, the container comprising a cylindrical barrel with a bottom and an easily mountable and dismountable circular cover carrying the inlet pipe stub and the outlet pipe stub, wherein the outlet pipe stub is perpendicular to the cover in its center zone and the inlet pipe stub is positioned in the peripheral zone of the cover, the lower portion of the inlet pipe stub carries an elbow element having an elbow angle in the range of from 90 to 175 degrees, the free end of the elbow element being directed at the inner surface of the barrel at an angle of from 10 to 80 degrees with the radially outwardly adjacent barrel surface, said pipe stub being perpendicular to the cover plane.
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