Patent 7461430 was granted and assigned to Broan-Nutone Llc on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A central vacuum system connectable to an interior portion of an inhabitable structure includes a housing having an upper end, a lower end, and a side wall defining a collection chamber, the side wall defining an opening communicating between atmosphere and the collection chamber, and a vacuum motor supported in the housing and being operable to move debris from the interior portion into the collection chamber.