Patent ID: 7246406
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A47L,B23D,B24B,B28D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner having a container having a top and a first filtering system comprising an intake hose passing downwardly through a float device having a top surface and situated on a water surface, said float device having a first, lowermost, section which is a float which floats on top of the water and a second, uppermost, section which is a float screen capable of trapping water droplets passing over it, a first water barrier on the top thereof, and a second water barrier located above the float device and being a spaced distance below the top of the container wherein the parts of the vacuum cleaner are so arranged that when air and debris enter the water through the intake hose, most of the debris is immediately deposited in the water, air containing water droplets containing some entrapped debris exits the water, passes over the first section of the float device, passes over the float screen depositing debris into the float screen, passes around the first water barrier, rises to the top of the container, and passes around the second water barrier with a loss of water droplets with entrapped debris throughout the passage.