Vacuum cleaner adapter set

Abstract

This invention relates to a set of related new and useful vacuum cleaner adapters and accessories, designed for vacuum cleaning areas that are high clearance, low clearance, narrow clearance, or surfaces with special cleaning needs. The various embodiments disclosed may be fit onto the terminal end of a standard hose fitting of a vacuum cleaner, and used to clean heretofore inaccessible areas. There is also an associated flashlight assembly disclosed herein that may be affixed to the other adapters disclosed, or may be affixed to a vacuum cleaner hose or a portion of the hose fitting. The flashlight assembly may be used to provide illumination to the otherwise non-illuminated area being cleaned with an adapter, and may also be useful for vacuum cleaners that do not have lights incorporated therein such as the canister variety of vacuum cleaners. There are a number of embodiments, shapes, and configurations for these related adapters disclosed, including an article retrieval screen, and with a variety of specialized new and useful cleaning applications disclosed.

Description

[0001] This invention, entitled "Vacuum Cleaner Adapter Set", was devised and invented by Jamie Diaz and Robert N. Schlesinger, and relates to a set of new and useful set of adapters, accessories and attachments for use with a vacuum cleaner, such as those used in homes and by commercial cleaning companies, including car washes and used by those responsible for cleaning and maintaining various types of cleanrooms.[0002] The term "vacuum cleaner adapter" will be used throughout this specification and its appended claims, and is intended to refer to one or more of the invention embodiments in the Vacuum Cleaner Adapter Set, disclosed herein. The term "vacuum cleaner attachment" as used throughout this specification and its appended claims is intended to refer to vacuum cleaner attachments that are not specifically included in the Vacuum Cleaner Adapter Set.[0003] The term "vacuum cleaner" will be used throughout this specification and its appended claims, and is intended to also refer...

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Benefits of technology

0011] In trying to solve the vacuum cleaner industry problems and disadvantages that are described above and elaborated throughout this specification, and within the s

Problems solved by technology

1. The Vacuum Cleaner Adapter Set invention includes a Bristled Wheel Adapter that may be fit onto the tapered hose fitting (2). The Bristled Wheel Adapter is useful in that it may be used to more effectively pick-up hair and animal fur, and similar debris from furniture, rugs and carpets. Preferred embodiments of the bristles (19) may be straight or frusto-conical with the narrower conic at the terminal outer end of the bristle (19), and the bristles (19) would not have flattened or hooked terminal ends, as such flattened or hooked terminal ends would cause hair or fur to become affixed to the bristles (19), thereby requiring significantly greater vacuum cleaner suction to remove them from the bristles (19) during the vacuum cleaning process. The bristles (19) of the Bristled Wheel Adapter effectively picks up the hairs and fur from the furniture, rug or carpet surface, and as the Adapter's cylindrical wheel (18) rolls or turns, the exposure of the soiled bristles to the vacuum circuit removes the hair and fur from the bristles (19). The Bristled Wheel Adapter may be used to clean, e.g., a carpet, rug, or certain upholstered furnishings. A preferred embodiment of the bristled wheel adapter is shown in FIGS. 13-18.

2. The Vacuum Cleaner Adapter Set invention includes a limited clearance adapter that may fit onto the tapered hose fitting (2). The Limited Clearance Adapter is useful in that it may be used to effectively clean under furnishings, slightly elevated

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