Removable cyclone separator for a vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. An accessory for a vacuum cleaner, said vacuum cleaner comprising a vacuum source (21), a nozzle opening (11), and an inlet tube (18), said inlet tube (18) communicating with said nozzle opening (11) and ending in a chamber (15), said inlet tube (18) being normally connected to a dust container (16) and said chamber having an opening which is normally covered by a lid (17), said accessory being a separate unit which is adapted to be removably secured to the vacuum cleaner, said separate unit comprising a cyclone separator and having an inlet (32) adapted to be connected to said inlet tube (18), wherein said separate unit comprises a liner (25) to which a container part (27) is removably secured, said container part comprising a first container (45) in which particles separated by the cyclone are collected.
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Abstract
An accessory for a vacuum cleaner having a vacuum source (21) and an inlet tube (18) or the like entering into a chamber (15), the inlet tube communicating with a nozzle opening (11) and being normally connected to a dust container (16), the chamber having an opening which is normally covered by a lid (17). The accessory is a separate unit which is removable secured to the vacuum cleaner and includes a cyclone separator. The accessory has an inlet side (32) that can be connected to the inlet tube (18). The accessory has a liner (25) to which a container part (27) is removably secured. The container part includes a first container (45) in which particles separated by the cyclone are collected and a second container (46) operable to collect particles separated by a coarse separator.
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- 1. An accessory for a vacuum cleaner, said vacuum cleaner comprising a vacuum source (21), a nozzle opening (11), and an inlet tube (18), said inlet tube (18) communicating with said nozzle opening (11) and ending in a chamber (15), said inlet tube (18) being normally connected to a dust container (16) and said chamber having an opening which is normally covered by a lid (17), said accessory being a separate unit which is adapted to be removably secured to the vacuum cleaner, said separate unit comprising a cyclone separator and having an inlet (32) adapted to be connected to said inlet tube (18), wherein said separate unit comprises a liner (25) to which a container part (27) is removably secured, said container part comprising a first container (45) in which particles separated by the cyclone are collected.
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