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Air actuated automatic lint screen cleaning system for dryer

US4700492A · kind A · utility

51Cited by
20References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1986
Grant dateOct 20, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/34
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An air actuated lint removing system for cleaning lint filters in clothes dryers includes means for moving the lint filter and an air flow directing means with respect to one another to remove accumulated lint, and lint transporting means to move the lint to a lint collection reservoir.

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