Vacuum cleaner attachment

• US 8,667,644 B1
• Filed: 10/27/2010
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Greg Marion
• Original Assignee: Greg Marion
• Inventors: Marion, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): REDDING, DAVID A
• Application Number:
  US12/913,478
• Time in Patent Office: 1,231 Days
• Field of Search: 153/59, 153/60, 153/62, 154/151
• US Class Current: 15/415.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/34 with height adjustment of nozzles or dust-loosening tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/02 Nozzles suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G51/00

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner attachment is provided for vacuuming without the vacuum cleaner attachment becoming stuck to a surface being cleaned during use. The vacuum cleaner attachment includes a body portion having a top and a perimeter wall extending from the top to define an interior space. A vacuum connection portion extends from the top of the body portion. The vacuum connection portion is in environmental communication with the interior space of the body portion. The vacuum connection portion is designed for coupling to a vacuum cleaner tube to provide suction to the interior space. A first wheel is coupled to the body portion. The first wheel extends downwardly from the body portion such that the first wheel is designed for supporting the body portion in spaced relationship to a supporting surface.

Claims

1. A vacuum cleaner attachment comprising:

a body portion having a top and a perimeter wall extending from said top defining an interior space;

a vacuum connection portion extending from said top of said body portion;

said vacuum connection portion being in environmental communication with said interior space of said body portion, said vacuum connection portion being adapted for coupling to a vacuum cleaner tube;

a first wheel biasing member being attached to said body portion; and

a first wheel coupled to said first wheel biasing member, said first wheel extending downwardly from said body portion such that said first wheel is adapted for supporting said body portion in spaced relationship to a supporting surface, said first wheel biasing member being compressible to retract said first wheel into said body portion such that said first wheel biasing member permits a perimeter edge of said body portion to contact the supporting surface when downward pressure is applied to said body portion by a user, said first wheel biasing member biasing said first wheel away from said top of said body portion; and

a front wall portion of said perimeter wall extends from a forward edge of said top of said body portion at an obtuse angle.

2. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 1, further comprising:

a second wheel coupled to said body portion, said second wheel extending downwardly from said body portion such that said second wheel is adapted for supporting said body portion in spaced relationship to the supporting surface; and

a second wheel biasing member coupled between said second wheel and said body portion to bias said second wheel away from said top of said body portion.

3. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 2, wherein said second wheel biasing member is compressible to retract said second wheel into said body portion such that said second wheel biasing member is adapted for permitting said perimeter edge of said body portion to contact the supporting surface when downward pressure is applied to said body portion by the user.

4. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 1, wherein said first wheel includes an axle portion extending between a pair of round end portions.

5. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 1, wherein said first wheel biasing member includes a flat first wheel biasing member body connection portion, an arcuate first wheel biasing member medial portion and a first wheel biasing member wheel connection portion.

6. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 2, wherein said second wheel biasing member includes a flat second wheel biasing member body connection portion, an arcuate second wheel biasing member medial portion and a second wheel biasing member wheel connection portion.

7. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 1, further including a magnetic strip coupled to an outwardly facing front surface of said front wall portion.

8. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 5, further comprising:

said top of said body portion having a pair of first wheel biasing member connection apertures extending through said top; and

said first wheel biasing member body connection portion having a pair of spaced first biasing member connection posts insertable into said pair of first wheel biasing member connection apertures such that said first wheel biasing member is held in a stable position relative to said top of said body portion.

9. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 6, further comprising:

said top of said body portion having a pair of second wheel biasing member connection apertures extending through said top; and

said second wheel biasing member body connection portion having a pair of spaced second biasing member connection posts insertable into said pair of second wheel biasing member connection apertures such that said second wheel biasing member is held in a stable position relative to said top of said body portion.

10. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 7, wherein said magnetic strip is selectively removable from said outwardly facing front surface of said front wall portion.

11. A vacuum cleaner attachment comprising:

a body portion having a top and a perimeter wall extending from said top defining an interior space;

a vacuum connection portion extending from said top of said body portion;

said vacuum connection portion being in environmental communication with said interior space of said body portion, said vacuum connection portion being adapted for coupling to a vacuum cleaner tube;

a first wheel coupled to said body portion, said first wheel extending downwardly from said body portion such that said first wheel is adapted for supporting said body portion in spaced relationship to a supporting surface;

a first wheel biasing member coupled between said first wheel and said body portion to bias said first wheel away from said top of said body portion;

wherein said first wheel biasing member is compressible to retract said first wheel into said body portion such that said first wheel biasing member is adapted for permitting a perimeter edge of said body portion to contact the supporting surface when downward pressure is applied to said body portion by a user;

a second wheel coupled to said body portion, said second wheel extending downwardly from said body portion such that said second wheel is adapted for supporting said body portion in spaced relationship to the supporting surface;

a second wheel biasing member coupled between said second wheel and said body portion to bias said second wheel away from said top of said body portion;

wherein said second wheel biasing member is compressible to retract said second wheel into said body portion such that said second wheel biasing member is adapted for permitting said perimeter edge of said body portion to contact the supporting surface when downward pressure is applied to said body portion by the user;

wherein said first wheel includes an axle portion extending between a pair of round end portions;

wherein said first wheel biasing member includes a flat first wheel biasing member body connection portion, an arcuate first wheel biasing member medial portion and a first wheel biasing member wheel connection portion;

wherein said second wheel biasing member includes a flat second wheel biasing member body connection portion, an arcuate second wheel biasing member medial portion and a second wheel biasing member wheel connection portion;

wherein a front wall portion of said perimeter wall extends from a forward edge of said top of said body portion at an obtuse angle;

said top of said body portion having a pair of first wheel biasing member connection apertures extending through said top;

said first wheel biasing member body connection portion having a pair of spaced first biasing member connection posts insertable into said pair of first wheel biasing member connection apertures such that said first wheel biasing member is held in a stable position relative to said top of said body portion;

said top of said body portion having a pair of second wheel biasing member connection apertures extending through said top; and

said second wheel biasing member body connection portion having a pair of spaced second biasing member connection posts insertable into said pair of second wheel biasing member connection apertures such that said second wheel biasing member is held in a stable position relative to said top of said body portion.

12. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 11, further comprising:

a magnetic strip coupled to an outwardly facing front surface of said front wall portion; and

wherein said magnetic strip is selectively removable from said outwardly facing front surface of said front wall portion.

13. A vacuum cleaner attachment comprising:

a body portion having a top and a perimeter wall extending from said top defining an interior space;

a vacuum connection portion extending from said top of said body portion;

said vacuum connection portion being in environmental communication with said interior space of said body portion, said vacuum connection portion being adapted for coupling to a vacuum cleaner tube;

a first wheel coupled to said body portion, said first wheel extending downwardly from said body portion such that said first wheel is adapted for supporting said body portion in spaced relationship to a supporting surface;

a front wall portion of said perimeter wall extending from a forward edge of said top of said body portion; and

a magnetic strip coupled to an outwardly facing front surface of said front wall portion.

14. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 13, further including a first wheel biasing member coupled between said first wheel and said body portion to bias said first wheel away from said top of said body portion, said first wheel biasing member being compressible to retract said first wheel into said body portion such that said first wheel biasing member is adapted for permitting a perimeter edge of said body portion to contact the supporting surface when downward pressure is applied to said body portion by a user.

15. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 14, further comprising:

a second wheel coupled to said body portion, said second wheel extending downwardly from said body portion such that said second wheel is adapted for supporting said body portion in spaced relationship to the supporting surface;

a second wheel biasing member coupled between said second wheel and said body portion to bias said second wheel away from said top of said body portion; and

said second wheel biasing member being compressible to retract said second wheel into said body portion such that said second wheel biasing member is adapted for permitting said perimeter edge of said body portion to contact the supporting surface when downward pressure is applied to said body portion by the user.

16. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 15, wherein;

said first wheel biasing member including a flat first wheel biasing member body connection portion, an arcuate first wheel biasing member medial portion and a first wheel biasing member wheel connection portion; and

said second wheel biasing member including a flat second wheel biasing member body connection portion, an arcuate second wheel biasing member medial portion and a second wheel biasing member wheel connection portion.

17. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 13, wherein said front wall portion of said perimeter wall extends from a forward edge of said top of said body portion at an obtuse angle.

18. The vacuum cleaner attachment of claim 13, wherein said magnetic strip is selectively removable from said outwardly facing front surface of said front wall portion.