Mountable lint vacuum device and non-marring nozzle
View Patent ↗A non-marring nozzle attachment that may be used with a vacuum device to clean delicate surfaces such as lint screens. The non-marring nozzle attachment may use a non-marring material with a beveled surface to allow for a vacuum to safely and effectively clean delicate surfaces. The non-marring nozzle attachment may further include spaced slits to allow for more intimate contact between the nozzle tip and a surface to be cleaned. The vacuum device may be mounted near the desired area of use to a variety of rigid surfaces without having to penetrate the rigid surface with nails or screws.
1. A kit for cleaning a lint screen of a clothes dryer, the kit comprising:
a slide lock spar comprising one or more slots;
a vacuum device including a main body assembly having one or more receiver holes positioned along a slide lock channel, said slide lock channel extending in a first direction and shaped to receive the slide lock spar and allow the slide lock spar to move between a first position and a second position in the slide lock channel;
a vacuum hose configured to be coupled to the vacuum device;
a nozzle configured to be coupled to the vacuum hose, and
a base plate assembly including one or more mounting posts and configured to mount the vacuum device to a rigid surface,
wherein the one or more mounting posts are configured to pass through the one or more receiver holes and the one or more slots in the slide lock spar when inserted in a second direction when the slide lock spar is positioned within the slide lock channel in the first position,
and wherein the slide lock spar secures the main body assembly to the base plate assembly when moved to the second position while the one or more mounting posts are received by the one or more receiver holes.
2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the vacuum device further comprises an end housing assembly.
3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the one or more slots of the at least one slide lock spar comprise one or more keyhole slots, each keyhole slot having a large diameter area and a small diameter area;
wherein the large diameter area of each of the one or more keyhole slots is aligned with a corresponding mounting post of the base plate assembly when the at least one slide lock spar is located in the at least one slide lock channel in the first position; and
wherein the small diameter area of each of the one or more keyhole slots is aligned with the corresponding mounting post receiver hole and secures the corresponding mounting post of the base plate assembly when the at least one slide lock spar is located in the at least one slide lock channel in the second position.
4. The kit of claim 3 , wherein the one or mounting posts each comprise a head with a diameter between a diameter of the small diameter area and a diameter of the large diameter area and a mounting post slot portion with a diameter less than or equal to the small diameter area.
5. The kit of claim 4 , wherein the one or more mounting posts are each received through a respective large diameter area of the one or more keyhole slots when the slide lock spar is in the first position.
6. The kit of claim 4 , wherein when the slide lock spar is in the second position, the one or more mounting posts each extend through a respective small diameter area of the one or more keyhole slots.
7. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is a non-marring nozzle.
8. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the main body assembly comprises two slide lock channels and the kit comprises two slide lock spars.
9. The kit of claim 8 , wherein each slide lock spar comprises one or more keyhole slots, the base plate assembly comprises one mounting post for each keyhole slot, and the main body assembly comprises one receiver hole for each mounting post.
10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the slide lock spar includes an indicator line positioned such that when the slide lock spar is in the first position in the slide lock channel, the indicator line is visible outside the vacuum device, and when the slide lock spar is in the second position in the slide lock channel, the indicator line is either inside the vacuum device or flush with an end of the main body assembly.