Patent ID: 6162287
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner assembly comprising:a main housing having an inlet, a recess, and a single outlet disposed within said recess,a motor disposed within said housing between said inlet and said single outlet for providing motive force to said vacuum cleaner assembly components,a fan mounted within said main housing above said motor and driven by said motor for circulating air around said motor and cooling said motor,a baffle mounted within said main housing encircling said motor for directing and filtering air that is circulated by said cooling fan around said motor,a blower mounted within said main housing below said motor and driven by said motor for drawing air in through said inlet and exhausting air outwardly through said single outlet,a water bath pan within said main housing below said motor for holding a liquid bath,a separator mounted within said main housing below said blower and extending downward into said water bath pan, for circulating the air and said liquid bath within said water bath pan and filtering particles of dust and dirt from the air prior to exhausting the air outwardly through said single outlet,a second filter removably disposed adjacent said main housing single outlet and within said main housing recess, anda rear cover removably connected to said main housing to secure said second filter within said main housing recess, said rear cover having a single exit vent.