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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Gabriel S. Vander Baan, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gabriel S. Vander Baan, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cyclone outlet assembly with a frusto-conical dirt blocking plate minimizes clogging at the outlet of the cyclone separator. An upright vacuum cleaner with a cyclone separator is mounted on and in fluid communication with an elongated rigid tube that forms part of a working air conduit and also forms part of an upright handle that is pivotally mounted to a base module with a suction nozzle upstream from a conventional bag filter in a dirty air or clean air dust collection vacuum cleaner.