Air flow passage for a vacuum cleaner
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a cleaning head for cleaning a surface;
(b) a cyclone container having a longitudinally extending wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, a bottom and a longitudinally extending axis;
(c) a fluid inlet to the at least one cyclone container; and
, (d) a fluid conduit integrally formed as part of the cyclone container and forming part of an air flow path through the vacuum cleaner.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner is provided having improved pressure loss characteristics. A fluid supply conduit in flow communication with an inlet to a cyclone is integrally formed as part of a cyclone bin. The present invention may be adapted for use with cyclonic separation devices of all types, including single- and multi-stage cyclonic separators.
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17 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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(a) a cleaning head for cleaning a surface;
(b) a cyclone container having a longitudinally extending wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, a bottom and a longitudinally extending axis;
(c) a fluid inlet to the at least one cyclone container; and
,(d) a fluid conduit integrally formed as part of the cyclone container and forming part of an air flow path through the vacuum cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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