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Handheld vacuum cleaner

US12035872B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2022
Grant dateJul 16, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04C2009/002
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner including a dirty air inlet, a fluid flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, a fluid flow motor positioned in the fluid flow path, and a filter assembly positioned in the fluid flow path. The filter assembly including a first cylindrical filter and a second cylindrical filter nested within and removable from the first cylindrical filter. An inner diameter of the first cylindrical filter is smaller than an outer diameter of the second cylindrical filter such that the second cylindrical filter is compressed in order to be nested within the first cylindrical filter.

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