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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1997
Lars Kilstrom, Taby, SE;
Aktiebolaget Electrolux, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
An accessory for a vacuum cleaner having a vacuum source (21) and an inlet tube (18) or the like entering into a chamber (15), the inlet tube communicating with a nozzle opening (11) and being normally connected to a dust container (16), the chamber having an opening which is normally covered by a lid (17). The accessory is a separate unit which is removable secured to the vacuum cleaner and includes a cyclone separator. The accessory has an inlet side (32) that can be connected to the inlet tube (18). The accessory has a liner (25) to which a container part (27) is removably secured. The container part includes a first container (45) in which particles separated by the cyclone are collected and a second container (46) operable to collect particles separated by a coarse separator.