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US6508868B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Air filtration device including filter change indicator

Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands Inc
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Filing: 2001-11-13
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Granted: 2003-01-21
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Expires: 2021-11-13
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Abstract

Abstract An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. A filter change indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrence M. Pillion
  • 👤 Michael E. Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 05:08
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/10; B01D46/103; B01D46/0039; B01D46/0041; B01D46/0043; B01D46/0084; B01D46/0086; B01D46/42; B01D46/4254; F; F24; F24F; F24F1/00; F24F1/0007; F24F1/0071; F24F8/00; F24F8/10; F24F8/108; F24F8/15; F24F8/158; B01D2265/00; B01D2265/02; B01D2265/024; B01D2265/026; B01D2273/00; B01D2273/30; F24F11/00; F24F11/30; F24F11/32; F24F11/39; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S116/00; Y10S116/25; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 108 words
An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, and expulsion of filtered air, said air filtration device comprising: a housing; an air flow path extending within the housing; a filter located within said air flow path; a date wheel rotationally mounted on said housing and including an outer surface, said outer surface including indicia, said indicia may be positioned at a plurality of set positions to indicate a time; an indexing device associated with said date wheel releasably retaining said wheel at said set positions wherein positioning said wheel relative to said housing indicates when said filter should be replaced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 108 words
An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, and expulsion of filtered air, said air filtration device comprising: a housing; an air flow path extending within the housing; a filter located within said air flow path; a date wheel rotationally mounted on said housing and including an outer surface, said outer surface including indicia, said indicia may be positioned at a plurality of set positions to indicate a time; an indexing device associated with said date wheel releasably retaining said wheel at said set positions wherein positioning said wheel relative to said housing indicates when said filter should be replaced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The air filtration device of claim 1 wherein the flow path extends from a first side of the housing to a second side of the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The air filtration device of claim 1 wherein the first side is a front side of the housing.

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