Patent ID: 7632340

Claim:
An air purifier for removing particles or contaminants from air, comprising: a housing including an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow path therethrough, said housing having a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides; an air filter within said housing in said air flow path; a motor, including a motor shaft, within said housing; a fan on said motor shaft for urging air into said air inlet, through said air flow path and out of said air outlet; a cover removably mounted to said housing proximate to said air inlet; and a base removably mounted to said housing, an upper surface of the base being sized and shaped to conform to the bottom of the housing, the bottom of the housing having a slot therein sized and shaped to removably receive at least a portion of the base; wherein said air purifier is positionable in a vertical operating orientation when the weight of said housing is supported by said base and a horizontal operating orientation when the weight of said housing is supported by one of said sides of said housing.