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Suction cleaner air inlet device

  • US 3,921,250 A
  • Filed: 05/29/1974
  • Issued: 11/25/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An air inlet device for a tank type suction cleaner having a vertical tank with an air inlet opening in a wall thereof, comprising means for engaging the tank wall at said opening, deflecting means within said tank supported by said means for engaging the tank wall at said opening, said deflecting means extending substantially horizontally in both directions to deflect the incoming air in two substantially opposed directions, said deflecting means comprising a generally semicylindrical member with the curved portion spaced inwardly from said opening and the terminating portions of said member extending in a direction towards the wall of said tank, a lower edge of said deflecting means, where air is discharged from said deflecting means, having a lip inclined slightly upwardly to give an upward inclination to the path of the discharged air.

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