Vacuum canister and mounting bracket for use therewith
First Claim
1. A vacuum canister for use in a central vacuum system, said vacuum canister comprising:
- a housing having a dirt collection chamber and a clean chamber separated from the dirt collection chamber, whereby a hole extends through said housing into the clean chamber;
an integrally molded mounting bracket extending intermediate the clean chamber and the dirt collection chamber of the housing;
said mounting bracket having an upper surface and a lower surface;
whereby said mounting bracket defines a bore that connects the dirt collection chamber to the clean chamber.
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Abstract
A mounting bracket for use in association with a vacuum canister for a central vacuum system is disclosed. The mounting bracket is received within the housing of the vacuum canister and thereby divides the canister into clean and dirt collection chambers. Dirt collection chamber is adapted to receive dirt-laden air from the central vacuum system while clean chamber is adapted to re-circulate cleaned air back into the building. Mounting bracket is preferably a molded structure having a central bore. A plurality of stepped grooves are provided for receiving one of a variety of sizes of motor therein. A plurality of circuit board brackets are formed on mounting bracket, said circuit board brackets range in size so as to accommodate a range of sizes of circuit boards therein. Mounting bracket further includes a filter support formed therein. The filter support includes a quick attachment/release mechanism for installing filters thereon. Mounting bracket also includes an aperture and straight tube connection for connecting a clean chamber auxiliary intake valve assembly to the dirt collection chamber of the vacuum canister.
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31 Claims
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1. A vacuum canister for use in a central vacuum system, said vacuum canister comprising:
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a housing having a dirt collection chamber and a clean chamber separated from the dirt collection chamber, whereby a hole extends through said housing into the clean chamber;
an integrally molded mounting bracket extending intermediate the clean chamber and the dirt collection chamber of the housing;
said mounting bracket having an upper surface and a lower surface;
whereby said mounting bracket defines a bore that connects the dirt collection chamber to the clean chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A vacuum canister for use in association with a central vacuum system, the vacuum canister comprising:
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a housing having an upper end and a lower end, and further having a clean chamber proximate the upper end and a dirt collection chamber proximate the lower end, the dirt collection chamber defining an opening adapted to received dirt separated from circulating dirt-laden air, the lower end of said housing being formed into a projecting sealing edge;
a funnel disposed beneath the opening of the dirt collection chamber, the funnel being adapted to direct the collected dirt downwardly;
said funnel having;
an upper end curved outwardly to form a lip an outwardly projecting flange, said flange disposed a short distance from the lip;
a resilient seal having a slot therein, wherein the flange is received within the slot;
whereby the lip of said funnel engages with the sealing edge of the housing to retain the funnel to the housing;
a collection bin removably disposed beneath the funnel to collect the funneled dirt;
whereby the funnel remains attached to said housing when said collection bin is removed from said housing.
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