Vacuum cleaner having dirt collection vessel with toroidal cyclone
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a body including (a) a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet and (b) a control assembly including a control stalk;
a dirt collection vessel carried on said body, anda suction generator carried on said body, said suction generator drawing an airstream through said suction inlet, and said dirt collection vessel;
said dirt collection vessel being characterized by;
a toroidal cyclone having an inlet port, a clean air outlet port and a particle outlet provided in said toroidal cyclone between said inlet port and said outlet port; and
a cork screw baffle received in said toroidal cyclone, said cork screw baffle defining a spiraling air path through said toroidal cyclone.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a control assembly including a control stalk. A dirt collection vessel is carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes a toroidal cyclone. The toroidal cyclone has an inlet port, a clean air outlet port and a particle outlet provided in a wall of the toroidal cyclone between the inlet and outlet port. A cork screw baffle is received in the toroidal cyclone. The cork screw baffle defines a spiraling air path through the toroidal cyclone. A suction generator, carried on the body, draws the air stream through the dirt collection vessel.
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a body including (a) a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet and (b) a control assembly including a control stalk; a dirt collection vessel carried on said body, and a suction generator carried on said body, said suction generator drawing an airstream through said suction inlet, and said dirt collection vessel; said dirt collection vessel being characterized by; a toroidal cyclone having an inlet port, a clean air outlet port and a particle outlet provided in said toroidal cyclone between said inlet port and said outlet port; and a cork screw baffle received in said toroidal cyclone, said cork screw baffle defining a spiraling air path through said toroidal cyclone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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