Bagless stick type vacuum cleaner
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1. A vacuum cleaner filter, comprising:
- a first end wall which blocks airflow axially through the filter;
a side wall which comprises a filter medium;
a second end wall, comprising;
an aperture which allows airflow therethrough, anda handle extending across said aperture from a first side wall thereof to an opposed second side wall thereof.
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Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle base having a main suction opening formed in an underside thereof. A housing is hingedly connected to the nozzle base. The housing includes a dirt separation chamber and a dirt receptacle for receiving dirt and dust separated by the dirt separation chamber. A conduit connects the nozzle base to the housing. A suction source is located in one of the housing and the nozzle base. The suction source is in fluid communication with the dirt separation chamber. A generally conically shaped filter extends into the dirt separation chamber along a longitudinal axis of the dirt separation chamber.
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1. A vacuum cleaner filter, comprising:
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a first end wall which blocks airflow axially through the filter; a side wall which comprises a filter medium; a second end wall, comprising; an aperture which allows airflow therethrough, and a handle extending across said aperture from a first side wall thereof to an opposed second side wall thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A filter which is selectively mounted to a dirt cup of a vacuum cleaner, the filter comprising:
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a planar first end wall which blocks airflow therethrough; a side wall which comprises a filter medium; a second end wall comprising; a top wall, an aperture defined in said top wall, which allows airflow therethrough, a skirt encircling said aperture, wherein an upper end of said side wall of said filter is secured to said skirt, wherein said second end wall is larger in diameter than said first end wall and is adapted to engage an internal peripheral side wall of an associated dirt cup, which side wall extends from a bottom wall of said dirt cup, via an interference fit between said second end wall and an upper edge of said internal peripheral side wall of said dirt cup. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A filter which is selectively mounted to a dust cup of a vacuum cleaner comprising:
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an end cap including a first channel; a side wall which comprises a filter medium, wherein a first end of said side wall is secured in said first channel; a frame including a second channel, wherein a second end of said side wall is secured in said second channel; an aperture defined in said frame for allowing airflow therethrough; and
,a rim, said rim including an outer peripheral edge for cooperating with an upper portion of an inner surface of a side wall of an associated dirt cup to selectively mount said filter to the associated dirt cup. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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