Patent ID: 7761957

Claim:
A vacuum canister for use in a central vacuum system, said canister comprising: a body forming an interior chamber with a top opening communicating with said interior chamber; an end closure plate removably mounted on the canister body and closing the top opening; a first support plate mounted in the interior chamber below the end closure plate and forming a first motor chamber; a second support plate mounted in the interior chamber and spaced from said first support plate below the end closure plate and forming a second motor chamber; an auxiliary plate removably mounted on the second support plate; control components mounted within the interior chamber of the canister body between the second support plate and the end closure plate; a first motor removably supported on the first support plate in the first motor chamber and extending through aligned openings formed in the second support plate and auxiliary plate and into the second motor chamber and attached to the auxiliary plate; a second motor supported on the second support plate and located in the second motor chamber; and said auxiliary plate being configured to have at least one dimension sufficient to permit said auxiliary plate and the first motor attached thereto to be removed through the top opening of canister and past the control components after the end closure plate has been removed from the canister body.