Filter assembly for air purifier
AssigneeThe Holmes Group, Inc.
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.
Claims26
A filter assembly for removable mounting to an air purifying device having first and second elongate, horizontally extending hanger supports, comprising:
- a frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second opposing side walls connecting said top and bottom walls;
- a filter element mounted within said frame;
- a first hanger coupled to said top wall and including a leg extending over said top wall;
- a second hanger coupled to said top wall and including a second leg extending over said top wall.
A filter assembly for removable mounting to an air purifying device comprising:
- a frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, said first and second side walls being opposed to each other and connecting said top and bottom walls, said frame defining an inlet end and an outlet end;
- a filter element mounted within said frame;
- a hanging means coupled to said top wall at said outlet end for removably receiving a first hanger support and a second hanger support;
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- means for removably mounting a second filter element to said inlet end of said frame.
A filter assembly for removable mounting to an air purifying device having first and second elongate, horizontally extending hanger supports, comprising:
- a frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second opposing side walls connecting said top and bottom walls;
- a filter element mounted within said frame;
- a first hanger coupled to said top wall and including a first notch;
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- a second hanger coupled to said top wall and including a second notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.