Bagless stick type vacuum cleaner
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Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle base having a main suction opening formed in an underside thereof. A housing is hingedly connected to the nozzle base. The housing includes a dirt separation chamber and a dirt receptacle for receiving dirt and dust separated by the dirt separation chamber. A conduit connects the nozzle base to the housing. A suction source is located in one of the housing and the nozzle base. The suction source is in fluid communication with the dirt separation chamber. A generally conically shaped filter extends into the dirt separation chamber along a longitudinal axis of the dirt separation chamber.
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50 Claims
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29. A vacuum cleaner filter, comprising:
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a first end wall which blocks airflow axially through the filter;
a side wall which comprises a filter medium;
a second end wall, comprising;
an aperture which allows airflow therethrough, and a handle extending across said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A filter which is selectively mounted to a dirt cup of a vacuum cleaner, the filter comprising:
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a planar first end wall which blocks airflow therethrough;
a side wall which comprises a filter medium;
a second end wall comprising;
a top wall, an aperture defined in said top wall, which allows airflow therethrough, a skirt encircling said aperture, wherein an end of said side wall is secured to said skirt. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A filter which is selectively mounted to a dust cup of a vacuum cleaner comprising:
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an end cap including a first channel;
a side wall which comprises a filter medium, wherein a first end of said side wall is secured in said first channel;
a frame including a second channel, wherein a second end of said-side wall is secured in said second channel;
an aperture defined in said frame for allowing airflow therethrough; and
,a rim, said rim cooperating with an interior wall of an associated dirt cup to selectively mount said filter to the associated dirt cup. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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