Nozzle assembly for vacuum cleaners

• US 5,718,016 A
• Filed: 11/02/1995
• Issued: 02/17/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jennifer Sung
• Original Assignee: Jennifer Sung
• Inventors: Sung, Jennifer
• Primary Examiner(s): MOORE, CHRISTOPHER K
• Application Number:
  US08/552,723
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 15/227, 15/415.1, 15/398, 15/402, 15/399, 15/400, 15/339, 15/396
• US Class Current: 15/339
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/18 Gloves; Glove-like cloths
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/24 Hand-supported suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/06 with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0613 with means specially adapted for picking up threads, hair or the like, e.g. brushes, combs, lint pickers or bristles pads

Abstract

A nozzle assembly includes: a glove having a plurality of separate flexible sheaths for putting on a user'"'"'s hand, the glove being deformable with the movement of the fingers of the user; and a hose having a first end adapted for coupling to the input port of a vacuum cleaner, and a second end terminating in a plurality of flexible nozzle tubes respectively fastened to the sheaths of the glove, each tube having defined therein a longitudinal series of holes through which air is drawn into the vacuum cleaner through the hose when the vacuum cleaner is operated.

Claims

1. A nozzle assembly comprising:

a glove having a plurality of separate flexible sheaths for putting on a user'"'"'s hand, said glove being deformable with the movement of the fingers of said user; and

a hose having a first end adapted for coupling to the input port of a vacuum cleaner, and a second end terminating in a plurality of flexible nozzle tubes each respectively fastened to a corresponding one of said sheaths of said glove, each said tube having defined therein a longitudinal series of holes for direct application to a work surface through which air and dust are drawn into said vacuum cleaner through said hose and tubes when said vacuum cleaner is operated.

2. The nozzle assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one said sheath of said glove has a front end mounted with a brush.

3. The nozzle assembly of claim 1 wherein said plurality of flexible nozzle tubes are mounted outside said glove.

4. The nozzle assembly of claim 1 wherein said plurality of flexible nozzle tubes are mounted inside said glove and said glove has defined therein a plurality of holes aligned with said plurality of holes in said plurality of flexible nozzle tubes.