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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Samuel Ponjican, Gulfport, MS (US);
Charles W. Reynolds, Long Beach, MS (US);
Christopher M. Paterson, Biloxi, MS (US);
Dennis T. Lamb, Long Beach, MS (US);
Bruce M. Kiern, Gulfport, MS (US);
Samuel Ponjican, Gulfport, MS (US);
Charles W. Reynolds, Long Beach, MS (US);
Christopher M. Paterson, Biloxi, MS (US);
Dennis T. Lamb, Long Beach, MS (US);
Bruce M. Kiern, Gulfport, MS (US);
Oreck Holdings, LLC, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner air/liquid separator is provided according to the invention. The separator includes an offset air/liquid airflow inlet for receiving an air/liquid airflow, with the offset air/liquid airflow inlet possessing a width and a height. The separator further includes a substantially cylindrical separator chamber communicating with the offset air/liquid airflow inlet, wherein the offset air/liquid airflow inlet is radially offset from the separator chamber. The separator further includes a lead-in track extending from the offset air/liquid airflow inlet and at least partially around the circumference of the separator chamber. The lead-in track tapers from substantially the width of the offset air/liquid airflow inlet into the separator chamber. The air/liquid airflow is entrained into a downward spiraling path in the separator chamber by the lead-in track.