Latch assembly for a vacuum system

摘要

A central vacuum cleaner having a housing with a vacuum fan and motor and a dirt container mounted to a lower end of the housing. The dirt container includes a receptacle, a ring mount extending from the receptacle sidewall near an open top of the receptacle and a release ring. The ring mount extends around the sidewall perimeter and a bottom of the ring mount is shaped to be held by an operator to support the dirt container. The release ring is movably mounted above the ring mount and extends around the sidewall perimeter. One or more locks are mounted between the ring mount and the release ring. The locks are movable by the release ring from an engaged position to hold the dirt container to the housing to a disengaged position to permit removal of the dirt container from the housing.

主权项

1. A central vacuum cleaner comprising:
a housing having a vacuum fan and a fan motor mounted therein; a dirt container removably mounted to a lower end of the housing to be generally positioned vertically below the housing, the dirt container comprising:
a receptacle having a closed bottom wall, a sidewall extending upward from the bottom wall, and an open top,a ring mount extending from the receptacle sidewall proximal to the open top of the receptacle and extending substantially around an entire perimeter of the sidewall, a bottom side of the ring mount being shaped to be held by an operator to support the dirt container,a release ring movably mounted above the ring mount and extending substantially around the entire perimeter of the sidewall, andone or more locks mounted between the ring mount and the release ring, the one or more locks being movable by the release ring from an engaged position in which the one or more locks extend towards and engage the lower end of the housing to hold the dirt container to the housing to a disengaged position in which the one or more locks retract from the lower end of the housing to permit removal of the dirt container from the housing.