The present invention generally relates to vacuum devices, and more particularly, the invention relates to an attachment device that is capable of delivering the positive or negative air pressure of a portable vacuum or blower device through a separate container.
Cleaning and organization is a fact of life. This necessity can take the form of cleaning up food or trash spills; removing plant matter or animal excrement; or picking up and organizing children's toys.
With respect to the removal of plant matter, animal excrement or construction debris, there are available tools at a person's disposal. One could use a rake to create piles of leaves and other plant debris, but that method requires manually bagging and disposing of the plant matter. Some people choose to use a leaf blower, which require the user o either create piles of debris using the blower mode similar to using a rake or allow the vacuumed debris in vacuum mode to pass through the fan device. While not an issue for most plant matter, pet owners can attest to the issue of animal excrement passing through the fan device while collecting plant matter. Inadvertently vacuumed animal excrement can become impacted on the inside of the vacuum tube or within the fan device, creating unpleasant odors and a difficult cleaning experience. In addition, other items could be inadvertently pulled into the vacuum tube of devices with particularly strong suction that could damage the fan device, including rocks and other heavier yard debris. The downsides of collecting animal excrement and the risk of heavier items damaging fan components make the use of leaf blowers undesirable for many individuals.
With respect to picking up and organizing household items such as children's toys and other small, sortable items, the tools discussed above do not provide the necessary practicality for use. A broom and dustpan cannot collect enough material at once to make that method worth the effort. Standard vacuums and leaf blowers would either damage or be damaged by such items, and those collected items would then need to be removed and stored separately. Thus, most people choose to collect and organize these types of small household items by hand, a time consuming exercise.
It is with these problems in mind that the following invention was created. A need exists for a device that allows its user to collect a wide array of items without damaging those items or the device. Furthermore, this need includes being able to collect items involving unpleasant smells or residues without requiring an extensive cleaning of the collection device.
The present invention comprises an attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device. The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device includes an adapter that is detachably coupled to the portable vacuum or blower device. The adapter detachably couples with an inlet and outlet assembly. The inlet and outlet assembly detachably couples with a lid and a tube. The lid detachably couples with a bucket or other containment apparatus.
These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. Attention is called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative and the present invention is limited only by the scope of the claims.
In the drawings, similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular preferred embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
The present invention is an attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device. The attachment to portable vacuum or blower device has an adapter that detachably couples to the portable vacuum or blower device. As shown in
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Adapter 100 at bottom sidewall portion 103 is configured to detachably couple inside inlet and outlet assembly 200 at adapter end top sidewall portion 204. As shown in
The preferred embodiment of lid assembly 600 is configured to detachably couple with a five-gallon bucket (not shown). It should be appreciated that lid assembly 600 can be configured to detachably couple to any container capable of detachably coupling with a lid and capable of accepting the intake of a portable vacuum or blower device. It should be appreciated that that lid assembly 600 can be configured to detachably couple to a five-gallon bucket or other container using threads (not shown) or other common lid attachment systems.
If a user desires to use the present invention for vacuuming purposes, a user aims the vacuum tube at the item to be collected. The item to be collected is drawn into the vacuum tube (not shown) by the suction of the portable vacuum or blower device, past the coupling between the vacuum tube (not shown) and vacuum tube end top sidewall portion 214, past the coupling between vacuum tube end bottom sidewall portion 213 and lid coupler 601, and into the bucket (not shown). Air associated with the negative pressure or suction is then drawn past the coupling between adapter end bottom sidewall portion 203 and lid coupler 601, past the coupling between bottom sidewall portion 103 and adapter end top sidewall portion 204, into the portable vacuum or blower device, and out of the outlet of the portable vacuum or blower device.
If a user desires to use the present invention for blowing purposes, a user aims the vacuum tube in the direction of desired positive pressure. Air enters the inlet of the portable vacuum or blower device, through the portable vacuum or blower device, past the coupling between bottom sidewall portion 103 and adapter end top sidewall portion 204, past the coupling between adapter end bottom sidewall portion 203 and lid coupler 601, and into the bucket (not shown). Air associated with the positive pressure then flows past the coupling between vacuum tube end bottom sidewall portion 213 and lid coupler 601, past the coupling between the vacuum tube (not shown) and vacuum tube end top sidewall portion 214, down the vacuum tube (not shown), and out of the vacuum tube (not shown).
Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to preferred embodiments and specific examples thereof, it encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.
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62669269 | May 2018 | US |