VACUUM CLEANER TOOL
First Claim
1. A tool for a vacuum cleaner, the tool comprising a nozzle and a bristle assembly, wherein a suction opening is provided in a base of the nozzle, the suction opening is elongate and extends from a front to a rear of the nozzle, the bristle assembly is mounted within the nozzle and protrudes through the suction opening, the suction opening is delimited along its length by a leading edge and a trailing edge, and at least part of the leading edge is raised relative to a front end and a rear end of the nozzle such that, when the tool is swept over a cleaning surface, the front end and the rear end of the nozzle contact the cleaning surface and a gap is created between the cleaning surface and the leading edge.
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Abstract
A tool for a vacuum cleaner that comprises a nozzle and a bristle assembly. A suction opening is provided in the base of the nozzle, which extends from a front to a rear of the nozzle. The bristle assembly is mounted within the nozzle and protrudes through the suction opening. The suction opening is delimited along its length by a leading edge and a trailing edge, and at least part of the leading edge is raised relative to a front end and a rear end of the nozzle. Consequently, when the tool is swept over a cleaning surface and the front end and the rear end of the nozzle contact the cleaning surface, a gap is created between the cleaning surface and the leading edge.
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- 1. A tool for a vacuum cleaner, the tool comprising a nozzle and a bristle assembly, wherein a suction opening is provided in a base of the nozzle, the suction opening is elongate and extends from a front to a rear of the nozzle, the bristle assembly is mounted within the nozzle and protrudes through the suction opening, the suction opening is delimited along its length by a leading edge and a trailing edge, and at least part of the leading edge is raised relative to a front end and a rear end of the nozzle such that, when the tool is swept over a cleaning surface, the front end and the rear end of the nozzle contact the cleaning surface and a gap is created between the cleaning surface and the leading edge.
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