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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C. Berfield, Jersey Shore, PA (US);
Robert Lent Crevling, Williamsport, PA (US);
Assignee:
Shop-Vac Corporation, Williamsport, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/923 ; B01D 2/927 ; A47L 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/923 ; B01D 2/927 ; A47L 9/14 ;
Abstract
A fitting for a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The fitting includes a retainer having first and second grooves within which a fitting is adapted to slide. The fitting includes a plate from which a cylinder extends and terminates in a radially inwardly directed deflector. Depending upon the orientation of the fitting within the retainer, the incoming fluid stream is directed in an upward or downward direction to thereby facilitate usage of the fitting with or without a vacuum bag, while at the same time minimizing the potential for splashing and expulsion of liquid drawn into the vacuum cleaner.