Crevice tool for vacuum cleaners

• US 8,918,947 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2013
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael N. Schwartz
• Original Assignee: Michael N. Schwartz
• Inventors: Schwartz, Michael N.
• Primary Examiner(s): REDDING, DAVID A
• Application Number:
  US13/986,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20130326843A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 152/462, 154151-4221
• US Class Current: 15/246.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/02 Nozzles suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G51/00

Abstract

The present invention refers to a crevice tool for vacuum cleaners as a singular component, comprising a socket transitioning into a long, flat air chamber, at an angle of approximately 45 degrees, wherein the air chamber (wand) incorporates both air suction slots and protruding nubs on both the top and bottom of the tool, and lateral slits in the end opposite the socket end. The various components of the crevice tool may be fabricated into kit form, and may include an adaptor, an extension, and a paw like terminal end, that can be used for removing any debris from tight areas.

Claims

1. A crevice tool attachment for vacuum cleaners comprising:

a wand having multiple air flow entrances;

a number of nubs integrally protruding from the top and bottom of the wand;

a tapered male end as an adaptor extending from the wand at an approximate angle of between about 0°

to 60°

which will ultimately be attached to the suction hose of a vacuum cleaner.

2. The crevice tool of claim 1 wherein said adaptor extends from the wand at approximately an angle between 10 degrees to 60 degrees.

3. The crevice tool attachment of claim 2 wherein said adaptor extends from the wand at approximate by a 45 degree angle.

4. The crevice tool of claim 1 wherein said wand is of a thin line structure that can fit under refrigerators, between refrigerator coils, under furniture with low ground clearance, between pieces of furniture and walls, under automobile seats, in lint traps on clothes dryers, and therein aids in the evacuation of debris from the identified narrow crevices.

5. A crevice tool attachment for a vacuum cleaning device comprising:

An adapter, for connection with the vacuuming device, an extension connecting with said adapter, said extension having a thin line construction to allow for its location within confined areas during usage, a terminal end for the crevice tool at the end of said extension and attaching at the opposite end of said extension, said terminal end having multiple airflow entrances for removal of debris during a vacuuming function, and a series of protrusions or nubs integrally protruding from one of the top and bottom of the terminal end for use for loosening of dirt and debris during a vacuuming operation, said terminal end is of a wider dimension and is substantially wider than the extension to which it connects, said multiple air flow entrances are provided upon the top and bottom surfaces of the terminal end for the crevice tool.

6. The crevice tool attachment of claim 5, wherein the protrusions integrally protrude from both the top and bottom surfaces of the terminal end for the crevice tool, to aid in the loosening of debris during a vacuuming operation.

7. The crevice tool attachment of claim 5 wherein said extension has a cavity provided internally along its length, and said extension having reinforcement along its length to provide for the opening of its cavity along its length during a vacuuming operation.

8. The crevice tool attachment of claim 7, wherein said terminal end includes upper and lower surfaces, a cavity formed throughout the extent internally of the said terminal end, and reinforcement provided within the terminal end in order to maintain the spacing of its cavity during usage of the tool during a vacuuming operation.

9. The crevice tool of claim 5 wherein said adaptor extends from said extension at an angle between about 0°

to 60°

.