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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Aaron P. Griffith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric R. Metzger, White Cloud, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aaron P. Griffith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric R. Metzger, White Cloud, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A latching mechanism for a dust cup assembly on a bottom exit cyclone-separator vacuum cleaner including a non-rotating sealing conduit member that supports a dust cup assembly above a discharge outlet coupled to a sliding latch member via pin-mounted linkages. The conduit member raises and lowers the dust cup assembly into and out of engagement with the cyclone separator coincident with horizontal sliding movement of the latch member in and out underneath the dust cup to releasably attach and detach the dust cup assembly from the cyclone separator.