Portable blower with detachable nozzle
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1. A blower assembly, comprising:
- a blower;
a body housing the blower;
a nozzle releasably attachable to the body and having a compartment; and
a flexible hose communicating the blower with the nozzle, retractable in the compartment of the nozzle, and adapted to permit movement of the nozzle independent of the body for directing air from the blower to a selected location.
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Abstract
A flexible hose extends between the nozzle and body of a portable blower. The nozzle has a handle to enable manipulation of the nozzle. The hose is retractable into recesses in the body and nozzle and the nozzle is mountable on the body. The blower may be used in an extended or retracted position.
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25 Claims
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1. A blower assembly, comprising:
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a blower; a body housing the blower; a nozzle releasably attachable to the body and having a compartment; and a flexible hose communicating the blower with the nozzle, retractable in the compartment of the nozzle, and adapted to permit movement of the nozzle independent of the body for directing air from the blower to a selected location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A blower assembly, comprising:
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a blower; a body housing the blower; a nozzle releasably attachable to the body; a flexible hose communicating the blower with the nozzle and adapted to permit movement of the nozzle independent of the body for directing air from the blower to a selected location; and an elongated neck of the body extending from the blower, said neck having a passage therein in communication between the blower and the nozzle, said hose being retractable around the neck. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A blower assembly, comprising:
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a blower having a driver and an impeller; a body housing the blower and having an elongated neck extending from the blower; a rear handle disposed on the body; a nozzle rigidly and releasably attachable to the body; a forward handle disposed on the nozzle; means disposed on the nozzle for releasably attaching the nozzle to the body; and a flexible hose communicating the blower with the nozzle and adapted to permit movement of the nozzle independent of the body for directing air from the blower to a selected location, a proximal end of said hose being slidingly received in the neck and being retractable therein and a distal end of said hose being secured to the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An assembly, comprising:
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a blower; a body housing the blower; a nozzle releasably attachable to the body and having a compartment; and a flexible hose communicating the blower with the nozzle and adapted to permit movement of the nozzle independent of the body for directing the nozzle at a selected location, wherein the blower causes air to flow through the nozzle and the hose is retractable in the compartment of the nozzle.
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