Appeal No. 98-2325 Application No. 08/546,116 APPENDIX 1. A central vacuum cleaner having a muffler communicated in air flow relation to an exhaust air flow pipe, said muffler comprising an elongated muffler pipe having an inlet and outlet and a foam liner disposed in said muffler pipe, said foam liner having an inner surface that is substantially flush with inner surfaces of said inlet and outlet, said foam liner having a minimum length sufficient to achieve substantial exhaust air flow noise reduction. 15Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Last modified: November 3, 2007