IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,165,918
Granted Patent B1
US 10,165,918 · App. 15/965,207 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Vacuum attachment

Inventor: Theodore Cowan (Opelika, AL)
A47L9/0673A46B9/028A47L9/0606
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,165,918
App. No.
15/965,207
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A vacuum attachment for a ceiling has a vacuum attachment assembly at a lower opening at a first end and an upper opening at a second and opposite end. Disposed within the opening are a pair of fixed brushes. The attachment is configured to enable cleaning of textured ceiling surfaces in addition to more traditionally smooth ceiling surfaces.

Claims (44)

1. A cleaning implement capable of attachment to a vacuum hose attachment, comprising:

an implement body, comprising:

a forward surface;

a pair of side surfaces having proximal ends extending perpendicularly from opposing edges of said forward surface and parallel to each other;

a rear surface, extending perpendicularly from distal ends of said pair of side surfaces and not parallel with said forward surface;

an upper opening;

a lower opening; and,

an interior in fluid communication with said upper opening and said lower opening;

a coupling capable of removable attachment to said vacuum hose attachment to provide fluid communication with said interior;

a first brush disposed between said pair of side surfaces adjacent said upper opening;

a second brush disposed between said pair of side surfaces adjacent said first brush and adjacent said upper opening;

wherein said first brush and said second brush are configured to project from said upper opening; and,

a baffle structure, affixed to said implement body within said interior and subjacent to said first brush and said second brush; wherein said baffle structure comprises a plurality of apertures aligned along a centerline of said baffle structure and directs air flow and entrained debris towards said coupling.

2. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein said pair of side surfaces comprise rounded corners.

3. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein said coupling is offset at an angle from a vertical axial centerline of said pair of side surfaces and positioned towards the side of said forward surface.

4. The cleaning implement of claim 3 , wherein said angle is 15 degrees.

5. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein said first brush comprises a plurality of bristles affixed radially about a first rod.

6. The cleaning implement of claim 5 , wherein said second brush comprises a plurality of bristles affixed radially about a second rod.

7. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein said implement head is approximately 2½ inches in depth, nine inches in width, and four inches in height.

8. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein said first brush comprises approximately 1⅜ inches in diameter and seven inches in length.

9. The cleaning implement of claim 8 , wherein said second brush comprises approximately 1⅜ inches in diameter and seven inches in length.

10. A cleaning implement capable of attachment to a vacuum, comprising:

a vacuum hose attachment, having a first end capable of mechanical attachment to and fluid communication with a vacuum;

an implement body, comprising:

a forward surface;

a pair of side surfaces having proximal ends extending perpendicularly from opposing edges of said forward surface and parallel to each other;

a rear surface, extending perpendicularly from distal ends of said pair of side surfaces and not parallel with said forward surface;

an upper opening;

a lower opening; and,

an interior in fluid communication with said front opening and said rear opening;

a coupling removably attached to a second end of said vacuum hose attachment to provide fluid communication with said interior;

a first brush disposed between said pair of side surfaces adjacent said upper opening;

a second brush disposed between said pair of side surfaces adjacent said first brush and adjacent said upper opening; and,

a baffle structure, affixed to said implement body within said interior and subjacent to said first brush and said second brush;

wherein said baffle structure comprises a plurality of apertures aligned along a centerline of said baffle structure and directs air flow and entrained debris towards said coupling;

wherein said first brush and said second brush are configured to project from said upper opening.

11. The cleaning implement of claim 10 , wherein said pair of side surfaces comprise rounded corners.

12. The cleaning implement of claim 10 , wherein said coupling is offset at an angle from a vertical axial centerline of said pair of side surfaces and positioned towards the side of said forward surface.

13. The cleaning implement of claim 12 , wherein said angle is 15 degrees.

14. The cleaning implement of claim 10 , wherein said first brush comprises a plurality of bristles affixed radially about a first rod.

15. The cleaning implement of claim 12 , wherein said second brush comprises a plurality of bristles affixed radially about a second rod.

16. The cleaning implement of claim 10 , wherein said implement head is approximately 2½ inches in depth, nine inches in width, and four inches in height.

17. The cleaning implement of claim 10 , wherein said first brush comprises approximately 1⅜ inches in diameter and seven inches in length.

18. The cleaning implement of claim 17 , wherein said second brush comprises approximately 1⅜ inches in diameter and seven inches in length.

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