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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Gassen, Charlotte, NC (US);
John E Reed, Brookhaven, MI (US);
Assignee:
Textron Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4162 / ; 4151 / ; 415204 ; 15405 ; 15422 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a protective cover for the air intake opening in a blower-vacuum apparatus. The cover contains opening defined in the cover having a large cross sectional area relative to the area of the air intake opening. The openings in the cover are in the vertical wall of the cover to force the air to enter the apparatus radially.