Dual filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner
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1. A dual filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- an annular inner filter mountable on a filter cage of the vacuum cleaner, the inner filter having a lower end;
a retaining ring attached to the lower end of the inner filter; and
an annular outer filter having a lower end, the outer filter removably mounted surrounding the inner filter, the lower end of the outer filter supported by the retaining ring.
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Abstract
A dual filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes an annular inner filter mountable on a filter cage of the vacuum cleaner. The inner filter has a lower end and a retaining ring is attached to the lower end. An annular outer filter is removably mounted surrounding the inner filter, with a lower end of the outer filter supported by the retaining ring.
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1. A dual filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
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an annular inner filter mountable on a filter cage of the vacuum cleaner, the inner filter having a lower end; a retaining ring attached to the lower end of the inner filter; and an annular outer filter having a lower end, the outer filter removably mounted surrounding the inner filter, the lower end of the outer filter supported by the retaining ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dual filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
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an annular inner filter mountable on a filter cage of the vacuum cleaner, the inner filter having a lower end and a HEPA filter medium; a retaining ring molded to the lower end of the inner filter by a plastisol material; and an annular outer filter having a lower end and a pleated paper filter medium, the outer filter removably mounted surrounding the inner filter, the lower end of the outer filter supported by the retaining ring.
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