Extractor and method of use

1 . A method of using an extractor for extracting harmful chemicals and particulates from air for a soldering iron station, the extractor including an intake assembly, a filter assembly, a fan, and an exhaust assembly, comprising:

receiving harmful chemicals, particulates, and air from the soldering iron station through the intake assembly;

filtering the fumes from the air with the filter assembly;

exhausting the filtered air with the exhaust assembly,

wherein the extractor includes a housing with one or more sides and the filter assembly includes a main filter removable with respect to a side of the one or more sides of the housing, and wherein filtering the fumes comprises filtering the fumes from the air with the main filter, the method further comprising removing the main filter from the side of the housing at least partially by rotating the main filter relative to the side of the housing about an axis perpendicular to the side of the housing to replace the main filter.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the intake assembly includes an intake path and an intake fan disposed therein, and receiving comprising pulling harmful chemicals, particulates, and air from the soldering iron station through the intake path with the intake fan.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the intake assembly includes an intake path and replaceable inlet screen therein, and the method further comprising replacing the replaceable inlet screen of the intake assembly.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the replaceable inlet screen include a tab, and replacing comprising handling the replaceable inlet screen by the tab when replacing the replaceable inlet screen of the intake assembly.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the intake assembly includes a nozzle, an intake port, and a replaceable inlet screen disposed therein, and receiving comprising receiving harmful chemicals, particulates, and air from the soldering iron station through the nozzle, intake port, and replaceable inlet screen of the intake assembly.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the intake assembly includes a pair of intake tubes with respective nozzles, and receiving comprising receiving harmful chemicals, particulates, and air from the soldering iron station through the nozzles and intake tubes of the intake assembly.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the main filter includes a filter holder and a main filter element, and removing includes removing the main filter from the side of the housing, removing the main filter element from the filter holder, and replacing the main filter element.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the main filter element includes a front end, the filter holder includes a peripheral portion with a latch that engageable with the front end of the main filter element, and removing the main filter element from the filter holder includes disengaging the latch from the front end of the main filter element.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the filter assembly includes a pre-filter, and filtering comprising filtering the fumes from the air with the pre-filter and the main filter.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the filter assembly includes a tray with the pre-filter that deploys from the side of the housing to replace the pre-filter, and the method further comprising deploying the tray to replace the pre-filter.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the exhaust assembly includes a rotational exhaust vent, and the method further comprising rotating the rotational exhaust vent to exhaust filtered air in a desired direction.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the exhaust assembly includes an exterior exhaust vent cover and an exhaust tube coupled to the exterior exhaust vent cover, and exhausting includes exhausting the filtered air to outside venting through the exterior exhaust vent cover and the exhaust tube.