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

Claim 14:
15. 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 coupled to the lid and configured to cover the vacuum opening when the hatch is in a closed position, wherein the hatch has an outer perimeter and a hatch opening at least partially spaced away from the outer perimeter, wherein the hatch extends continuously from the outer perimeter thereof to the hatch opening;
a vacuum generator mounted on the hatch and having a portion received in and extending through the hatch opening; 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 adjacent the vacuum opening to support the filter on the lid;
wherein at least a portion of the vacuum generator 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 to form an airtight seal between the hatch and the flange, wherein at least part of the vacuum generator is positioned externally of the closed volume; 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.