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US 6,648,947 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for replacing a filter
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsAkbar Paydar, Vernon Cagan
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for replacing a filter. The apparatus includes a receptacle adapted to receive a filter that is capable of filtering a first area. The apparatus further includes at least one supporting member to support at least a portion of the filter and at least a portion of a replacement filter, wherein both the filter and replacement filter are adapted to filter at least a portion of the first area for a selected duration.
Claims35
An apparatus, comprising:
- a receptacle adapted to receive a filter that is capable of filtering a first area;
- and
- at least one supporting member to support at least a portion of the filter and at least a portion of a replacement filter, wherein both the filter and replacement filter are adapted to filter at least a portion of the first area for a selected duration, wherein the filter and the replacement filter have teeth on a front end and a back end of the filter and the replacement filter, wherein the teeth on the front end of the filter interlock with the teeth on the back end of the replacement filter during the selected duration.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a receptacle adapted to receive a portion of a first and second filter;
- and
- one or more supporting members adapted to allow placement of a first end of the second filter adjacent to a first end of the first filter and to allow movement of the first filter using the second filter until the first filter substantially exits the apparatus, wherein the first filter and the second filter have rubber on the first end of the first filter and first end of the second filter, wherein the rubber on the first end of the first filter seals with the rubber on the first end of the second filter during the movement of the first filter.
A method, comprising:
- filtering a first region in a system using a first filter;
- interlocking teeth between the first filter and a second filter;
- and replacing the first filter with the second filter, wherein at least a portion of the first filter and at least a portion of the second filter filter the first region during replacement.
A method for replacing a filter in a system, comprising:
- placing a first end of a replacement filter adjacent a first end of the filter in the system;
- forming a seal between the replacement filter and the filter;
- and
- moving a first filter using a second filter until the first filter substantially exits the system.
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A system, comprising:
- at least one electronic component;
- a filter receptacle adapted to receive at least a portion of a first filter and to receive at least a portion of a replacement filter, wherein the receptacle is adapted to allow the portions of the first filter and the replacement filter to provide filtered air in the system;
- and
- at least one fan adapted to provide air to the one or more electronic components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.