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Vacuum wood stove apparatus and method

US5323760A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 1993
Grant dateJun 28, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 4, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24B1/1915
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum apparatus in combination with a stove for burning combustible materials, such as cordwood or wood pellets, comprising a combustion chamber in which the material is burned, a stove housing separate but operatively connected to the combustion chamber, and a vacuum apparatus located in the stove housing. The vacuum apparatus comprised of a motor, a housing, a seal plate, a cover plate, a bag cage, vacuum bag, and a hose is used to remove ash, debris, and other combusted material residue from the combustion chamber, thereby maintaining the stove in a clean condition. A vacuum hose installed in the vacuum apparatus transports the combusted material residue from the combustion chamber and surrounding areas into a vacuum bag in the vacuum apparatus. A method for installing a vacuum is also disclosed.

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