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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Paul Campbell, Nashville, TN (US);
Jay F. Perkins, Pickerington, OH (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/530 ; B01D 3/914 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/530 ; B01D 3/914 ;
Abstract
An air treatment appliance having an external body with a movable portion and a main portion. An air inlet and an air outlet in the external body permit airflow through the device. A fan inside the body is operable to draw in air through the air inlet and to expel it through the air outlet, and the air may be passed through a filter mechanism in the device. An access mechanism permits convenient access to the filter mechanism and other components in the external body. The device is at least partially disabled when the movable portion is moved relative to the main portion.