Patent ID: 6818032
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A bagless vacuum cleaner, comprising:a foot having a nozzle opening defined therein; a housing (i) pivotally connected to the foot and (ii) having a dirt cup support defining a top surface; an outlet opening defined in the top surface of the dirt cup support; a motor/fan assembly positioned in the housing; a duct opening adjacent to the top surface of the dirt cup support and in fluid communication with the nozzle opening; a removable dirt cup having (i) an upper edge and (ii) a bottom wall with an exhaust port defined therethrough; a lid adapted to seal against a top edge of the dirt cup; a dirt duct secured to the dirt cup having a first end in fluid communication an upper portion of the dirt cup and a second end proximate to the bottom wall of the dirt cup; and a filter positioned in the dirt cup to filter a stream of dirt-laden air prior to the stream exiting the exhaust port, wherein positioning the dirt cup on the dirt cup support (i) places the exhaust port of the dirt cup in fluid communication with the outlet opening, (ii) places the second end of the dirt duct in fluid communication with the duct opening, and (iii) allows the motor/fan assembly to move the stream of dirt laden air from the nozzle opening to outlet opening via the duct opening, dirt duct, filter member, and exhaust port.