US Patent:
20050102983, May 19, 2005
Inventors:
Ali Kaylan - St. Joseph MI, US
Guolian Wu - St. Joseph MI, US
Armando Luisi - Varese, IT
Andrew Litch - St. Joseph MI, US
Paul Allard - Watervliet MI, US
Assignee:
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - Benton Harbor MI
International Classification:
B01D047/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a floor standing treatment device that has a front panel and a mainframe assembly adapted to be removably attachable to the front panel. The mainframe assembly has an integrally molded latching mechanism having a latch and one or more L shaped guides configured to cooperate with one or more pairs stops for limiting lateral movement of the latch. The latch is adapted to engage a portion of the front panel for securely attaching the front panel to the mainframe assembly. The air purifier may also have a cavity positioned along a bottom edge of a back housing to house an electrical cord provided with the air purifier. Additionally, the air purifier may also have an elongated slot positioned at the apex of the mainframe assembly for allowing one or two handed carrying of the air purifier.