Patent ID: 6579333
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B01D,F24F

Abstract:
An air purifier having a rotatable power plug comprising:a main body member having an arcuate recess formed in an upper wall edge thereof; a lamp shade having an arcuate sidewall for insertion into said main body recess and an upper wall, said lamp shade being removably received within said recess of said main body member; a front grille releasably engaging a front surface of said main body member, a filter screen being releasably secured between said front grille and said front surface; a rear casing having a channel formed therethrough and having a chamber formed in an upper region thereof, said rear casing being pivotally joined to said main body member, said lamp shade covering said chamber, said channel receiving a motorized fan, said rear casing having an upper wall for mating engagement with said upper wall of said lamp shade for providing a continuous closure between said lamp shade and said rear casing; a lamp bulb received within said chamber of said rear casing; a lamp switch mounted on said rear casing and being in electrical communication with said lamp bulb; a power switch mounted on said rear casing and being in electrical communication with said motorized fan; and, a power plug mounted on a rear surface of said rear casing, said power plug having a pair of L-shaped conductive members being in electrical communication with said power switch and said lamp switch, said power plug further having a rotatable shaft member being rotatable with respect to said rear casing and said pair of L-shaped conductive members, a pair of tines for electrically contacting a power source being mounted on said rotatable shaft member, a contact surface of each said tine electrically contacting a respective one of said L-shaped conductive members, whereby electrical contact is maintained through rotation of said rotatable shaft member.