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Wet-dry vacuum cleaner

  • US 4,821,366 A
  • Filed: 05/03/1988
  • Issued: 04/18/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wet-dry vacuum cleaner comprising a housing assembly providing a cavity, a motor within said cavity, an impeller driven by said motor to produce a vacuum, a canister having an intake nozzle for reception of dirt, liquid and air drawn into said nozzle by said vacuum, said nozzle having an air intake port and an air exit port within said canister, and a filter assembly largely within said canister and providing an air flow path from said canister to said impeller, said filter assembly including a tubular filter holder having a large diameter rear end sealingly engaging an end of said canister remote from said nozzle and a front end spaced a substantial distance forwardly from said rear-end, a tubular filter intake element within said canister and having an opening from end to end thereof in communication with said air flow path of said filter holder, and means positioned in the vicinity of said air exit port of said nozzle for deflecting the dirt and liquid drawn into said nozzle away from said opening of said intake element.

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