Patent ID: 6716262
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A mounting collar for supporting a vacuum cleaner filter bag in a mounted condition over a vacuum cleaner fill tube, the fill tube having a cylindrical outer surface, said mounting collar comprising:a panel configured to be attached to the filter bag and baying a first inner edge defining a first opening for receiving the fill tube; and an elastomeric diaphragm extending across said first opening; said diaphragm having a second inner edge defining a second opening that includes a slit, said second inner edge having an arcuate section and being configured to be elastically stretched circumferentially about the fill tube and to be in contact with the cylindrical outer surface about the entire circumference of the cylindrical outer surface when said first opening receives the fill tube; said diaphragm further having a lobe defined by said arcuate section of said second inner edge and a baseline, said baseline extending from a first point on said second inner edge to a second point on said second inner edge and being located entirely on said diaphragm.