Hand-held vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner, comprisinga main body having a dust collecting recess in a front portion thereof, an air outlet communicating with the recess, said dust collecting recess having an upward opening, a handle,a dust case having an upward opening and an air-permeable filter wall formed as at least a portion of its structural wall, the dust case being removably fitted within the dust collecting recess,a partitioning member having a suction opening and removably fitted over the opening of the dust case to cover the opening,a closure pivoted to the main body for opening and closing the opening of the dust collecting recess except the suction opening of the partitioning member,a fan motor positioned in the main body for drawing in outside air through the suction opening and discharging the air from the air outlet at least through the filter wall,means for supplying electric power to the fan motor,said partitioning member comprising a base plate removably fitted over the upward opening of the dust case for covering the opening and for holding a thin filter between the base plate and the dust case, and the base plate having the suction opening and ribs extending longitudinally of the vacuum cleaner and downwardly from its reverse side to substantially an inside surface of the dust case for contacting and pushing the thin filter into the dust case.
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Abstract
A hand-held vacuum cleaner comprising a dust case having an upward opening and an air-permeable filter wall formed as at least a portion of its structural wall, the dust case being removably fitted in a dust collecting recess formed in the main body of the cleaner, a partitioning member having a suction opening and removably fitted over the opening of the dust case to cover the opening, and a closure pivoted to the cleaner main body and openably closing the opening of the recess except the suction opening of the partitioning member. A paper filter can be held between the dust case and the partitioning member.
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1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner, comprising
a main body having a dust collecting recess in a front portion thereof, an air outlet communicating with the recess, said dust collecting recess having an upward opening, a handle, a dust case having an upward opening and an air-permeable filter wall formed as at least a portion of its structural wall, the dust case being removably fitted within the dust collecting recess, a partitioning member having a suction opening and removably fitted over the opening of the dust case to cover the opening, a closure pivoted to the main body for opening and closing the opening of the dust collecting recess except the suction opening of the partitioning member, a fan motor positioned in the main body for drawing in outside air through the suction opening and discharging the air from the air outlet at least through the filter wall, means for supplying electric power to the fan motor, said partitioning member comprising a base plate removably fitted over the upward opening of the dust case for covering the opening and for holding a thin filter between the base plate and the dust case, and the base plate having the suction opening and ribs extending longitudinally of the vacuum cleaner and downwardly from its reverse side to substantially an inside surface of the dust case for contacting and pushing the thin filter into the dust case.
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