Patent ID: 11969134
Assignee: EXAIR CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device including a lid system for a wet-dry vacuum, the lid system comprising:
a lid shaped to cover an open end of a container, the lid having a vacuum opening therethrough;
a hatch pivotally coupled to the lid and configured to cover the vacuum opening when the hatch is in a closed position, and configured to uncover the vacuum opening when the hatch is in an open position, the hatch having an outer perimeter;
a vacuum generator mounted on the hatch, the vacuum generator having an outer perimeter, at least part of which is spaced away from the outer perimeter of the hatch; and
a filter having a flange, the filter being configured to be mounted on the lid and extend through the vacuum opening such that the flange engages an upper surface of the lid to support the filter on the lid;
wherein the vacuum generator includes a float tube that extends through the vacuum opening into an interior of the filter
wherein the lid system is configured such that when the hatch is in the closed position and the filter is mounted on the lid, the hatch sealingly engages the flange about an entire perimeter thereof to form an airtight seal between the hatch and the flange; and
wherein the lid system is configured such that when the hatch is in the open position, the filter is insertable into and removable from the vacuum opening.