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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey L Sears, Grinnell, IA (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34417 ; 34 82 ; 34237 ;
Abstract
A gravity assisted lint trap includes a housing having an inlet port formed in a lower portion and an exhaust port formed in an upper portion thereof. A lint collection screen extends within the housing to separate the ports so that air flowing from the inlet port to the exhaust port passes through the screen and deposits lint thereon. The screen is oriented in a non-vertical position within the housing, and located above lint collector, such that lint collecting on the screen will drop by gravity into the lint collector, for selective removal.