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Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance

  • US 6,896,719 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2002
  • Issued: 05/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance of the type having a suction source for generating an airstream originating at a suction nozzle, comprising:

  • a dirt container interposed in the airstream having an inner sidewall;

    an inlet in the dirt container in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for allowing the airstream to enter said dirt cup;

    a conduit located in said dirt container having one open end;

    a member having a peripheral edge extending radially outward from said conduit so that the peripheral edge is a distance from the inner sidewall of the dirt container a distance less than the full distance from the conduit to the inner sidewall of said dirt container;

    a first portion of an apertured wall formed in said conduit located in a portion of said dirt container above said member to allow a portion of said airflow from said inlet to flow therethrough while preventing large particles from flowing into said conduit; and

    a second portion of an apertured wall formed in said conduit located in a portion of said dirt container beneath said member to allow a portion of said airflow from said inlet to flow therethrough while preventing large particles from flowing into said conduit;

    wherein a portion of said airstream flows past said member and into said conduit through said second portion of said apertured wall and a portion of said airstream flows into said first portion of said apertured wall.

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