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Disposable stove hood filter
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1986-02-07
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A composite stove hood filter consists of a primary metal mesh filter and a nonwoven, secondary disposable filter. The secondary filter is a low basis weight (0.2 oz./yd. 2 to 1.0 oz./yd. 2 ) spun-bonded polymer sheet which is attached to the primary filter by means of elastic bands or Velcro strips. A patch of melt-blown polymer material, impregnated with air freshener, may be attached to the spun-bonded sheet of the secondary filter to freshen the air as it is filtered.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford M. Vogt
- 👤 Peter W. Shipp, Jr.
- 👤 Cynthia C. Pendley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:25
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/10; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; B01D39/1623; B01D39/163; F; F24; F24C; F24C15/00; F24C15/20; F24C15/2035; B01D2265/00; B01D2265/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A composite stove hood filter having a front upstream side and a back downstream side comprising a primary filter consisting of a sheet of metal filter mesh carried by a rectangular frame and covering the opening of said frame and a nonwoven fiber, secondary filter consisting essentially of a hydrocarbon based nonwoven fiber web stretched across the front side of the metal mesh and secured on the back side of the frame by elastic band means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A composite stove hood filter having a front upstream side and a back downstream side comprising a primary filter consisting of a sheet of metal filter mesh carried by a rectangular frame and covering the opening of said frame and a nonwoven fiber, secondary filter consisting essentially of a hydrocarbon based nonwoven fiber web stretched across the front side of the metal mesh and secured on the back side of the frame by elastic band means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composite stove hood filter of claim 1, wherein the nonwoven, secondary filter element is a spun-bonded polymer web having a basis weight of about 0.2 oz./yd. 2 to 1.0 oz./yd. 2 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite stove hood filter of claim 2, wherein a patch of melt-blown polymer material impregnated with an air freshener is attached to the nonwoven, secondary filter element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The composite stove hood filter of claim 3, wherein the spun-bonded polymer web is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, nylon, and polypropylene and the melt-blown polymer material is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, nylon, and polypropylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
A composite stove hood filter having a convex front upstream side and a concave back downstream side comprising a primary filter consisting of a basket-shaped metal filter mesh and a nonwoven fiber, secondary filter consisting essentially of a hydrocarbon based nonwoven fiber web stretched across and covering the convex front side of the primary filter and secured around the back side of the primary filter by elastic band means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
69 words
A composite stove hood filter having a convex front upstream side and a concave back downstream side comprising a primary filter consisting of a basket-shaped metal filter mesh and a nonwoven fiber, secondary filter consisting essentially of a hydrocarbon based nonwoven fiber web stretched across and covering the convex front side of the primary filter and secured around the back side of the primary filter by elastic band means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composite stove hood filter of claim 5, wherein the nonwoven, secondary filter element is a spun-bonded polymer web having a basis weight of about 0.2 oz./yd. 2 to 1.0 oz./yd. 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite stove hood filter of claim 6, wherein a patch of melt-blown polymer material impregnated with an air freshener is attached to the nonwoven, secondary filter element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
The composite stove hood filter of claim 7, wherein the spun-bonded polymer web is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, nylon, and polypropylene and the melt-blown polymer material is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, nylon,and polypropylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
A nonwoven, secondary disposable filter for attachment to a primary metal mesh filter of a stove hood, a nonwoven, the secondary disposable filter comprising a rectangular sheet having elastic band means diagonally attached to adjacent edges and said sheet comprising a spunbonded polymer having a basis weight of about 0.2 oz./yd 2 to 1.0 oz./yd 2 and having a patch of meltblown polymer material attached thereto, wherein the meltblown polymer material path is impregnated with an air freshener.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
A nonwoven, secondary disposable filter for attachment to a primary metal mesh filter of a stove hood, a nonwoven, the secondary disposable filter comprising a rectangular sheet having elastic band means diagonally attached to adjacent edges and said sheet comprising a spunbonded polymer having a basis weight of about 0.2 oz./yd 2 to 1.0 oz./yd 2 and having a patch of meltblown polymer material attached thereto, wherein the meltblown polymer material path is impregnated with an air freshener.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
A nonwoven, secondary disposable filter for attachment to a primary metal mesh filter of a stove hood, the nonwoven, secondary disposable filter comprising a round sheet having elastic means around its periphery, said sheet comprising a spunbonded polymer having a basis weight of about 0.2 oz./yd 2 to 1.0 oz./yd 2 and having a patch of meltblown polymer material attached thereto, wherein the meltblown polymer material patch is impregnated with an air freshener.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
73 words
A nonwoven, secondary disposable filter for attachment to a primary metal mesh filter of a stove hood, the nonwoven, secondary disposable filter comprising a round sheet having elastic means around its periphery, said sheet comprising a spunbonded polymer having a basis weight of about 0.2 oz./yd 2 to 1.0 oz./yd 2 and having a patch of meltblown polymer material attached thereto, wherein the meltblown polymer material patch is impregnated with an air freshener.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
The nonwoven, secondary disposable filter of claim 9 or 10 wherein the spun-bonded polymer web is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, nylon, and polypropylene and the melt-blown polymer material is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyethylene, nylon, and polypropylene.
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