Patent ID: 6447586
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
An air treatment appliance for filtering out undesirable material from surrounding air, comprising:an external body forming a housing for said appliance at least partially constructed of a translucent material, said external body comprising of at least two separable components operatively connected together; an air inlet in said external body; an air outlet in said external body, said air outlet spaced apart from said air inlet; a fan inside said external body, said fan operable to draw in air through said air inlet and to expel the air through said air outlet; an electrical control on said external body, said electrical control operable to at least partially control the operation of the air treatment appliance; and a filter mechanism removably mounted inside said housing and accessible for servicing when said at least two separable components are separated, wherein said air drawn in by said fan through said air inlet passes through said filter mechanism before being expelled through said air outlet, and said filter mechanism and at least a portion of an interior of the air treatment appliance are visible from an exterior of the device through said translucent material of said external body whereby a user can determine if said filter mechanism needs to be serviced without disconnecting said two separable components to open said housing to inspect said filter mechanism.