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Cyclonic dirt cup assembly

  • US 6,146,434 A
  • Filed: 02/24/1999
  • Issued: 11/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cyclonic dirt cup assembly for a vacuum cleaner, said cyclonic dirt cup assembly including:

  • a container formed with an inlet opening for receiving a stream of dirt-laden air;

    an inverted truncated cone positioned within the container and being formed with a wall, said wall having an outer surface; and

    a baffle extending outwardly from the outer surface of the wall of the cone, said baffle being positioned adjacent to the inlet opening of the container and cooperating with said cone for directing the stream of dirt-laden air in a cyclonic manner about said outer surface of the wall of the wall of the cone.

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