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US 7,921,510 B2Granted
Motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner
AssigneePanasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsJeffrey T. Roney, Ronald E. Davis
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Abstract
A motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner includes a body having both a motor receiver for receiving a motor and a filter receiver for receiving a filter.
Claims28
A motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner including both a motor and a filter, said motor enclosure comprising:
- a body enclosing said motor and including both a motor receiver and a filter receiver, said body further including a first conduit and a second conduit, said first and second conduits providing separate, parallel pathways between said motor receiver and said filter receiver;
- said body further including a first section and a second section that are secured together, said first section including said motor receiver and said second section including said filter receiver;
- a first fastening feature provided on said first section;
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- a second cooperating fastening feature provided on said second section.
2 more elements
In a vacuum cleaner including a dirt collection vessel, a fan and motor assembly downstream from said dirt collection vessel as well as a nozzle, a wand and a hose for cleaning, the improvement comprising:
- a motor enclosure having a body including both a motor receiver and a filter receiver, said body further including a first conduit and a second conduit, said first and second conduits each having a first end in fluid communication with said motor receiver and a second end in fluid communication with said filter receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.