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Dirt Cup Latch Mechanism

  • US 20110056045A1
  • Filed: 09/10/2009
  • Published: 03/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A vacuum cleaner dust cup comprising;

  • a cup comprising a sidewall surrounding an open bottom end, and a shelf extending from the sidewall;

    a lid pivotally connected to the cup adjacent the open bottom end by a hinge, the lid being movable about the hinge between a first position in which the lid substantially covers the open bottom end of the cup, and a second position in which the lid does not substantially cover the open bottom end of the cup;

    a latch attached to the lid at a location remote from the hinge, the latch having a contact surface adapted to engage the shelf to hold the lid in the first position;

    an actuator mounted adjacent the cup sidewall, the actuator being movable in a first direction to move the contact surface of the latch out of engagement with the shelf to thereby allow the lid to move about the hinge to the second position;

    wherein, the actuator does not apply any substantial force to move the lid out of the first position.

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