Lint trap
A lint trap having an enclosure with an interior surface, an open end, with an inlet spaced from an outlet on the interior surface. A cover is removably mountable to the open end of the enclosure with a filter secured to the cover, where side edges of the filter slidably engage with the interior surface between the inlet and outlet.
1. A lint trap comprising:
an enclosure having an interior chamber defined by a plurality of unobstructed walls sealed together with at least two interior corners, an open end, with an inlet spaced from an outlet in communication with the interior chamber;
a cover removably mountable to the open end of the enclosure; and
a filter having a proximal end secured to the cover, and side edges slidably engagable with said at least two interior corners between the inlet and outlet.
2. The lint trap according to claim 1 wherein the side edges of the filter include a seal.
3. The lint trap according to claim 1 wherein the enclosure has a rectangular cross-section.
4. The lint trap according to claim 1 wherein filter comprises at least two planar screens.
5. The lint trap according to claim 4 wherein the planar screens are disposed in an X-shaped assembly.
6. The lint trap according to claim 1 wherein the enclosure includes mounting flanges adjacent the opening.