# US 11,064,854 B2 · Cleaner attachment device

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- Number: US 11,064,854 B2
- Document ID: US11064854B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/305,826
- Filed: 2017-05-31
- Published: 2020-01-23
- Granted: 2021-07-20
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-31
- Assignees: Darius Development Limited
- Applicants: Darius Development Limited
- Inventors: John Eugene Downing
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11064854B2

## CPC

- A47L 9/0606: {rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads}
- A47L 9/248: {Parts, details or accessories of hoses or pipes (nozzles A47L9/02)}
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)

## Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure include a cleaner attachment device, and may include a device for attachment to a vacuum or pressure cleaner. Embodiments may include an attachment for cleaning behind water heaters or in other narrow spaces and may include an elongate body with a plurality of apertures arranged helically along the body, and a plurality of resiliently deformable portions arranged along the body and extending from the body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cleaner attachment device, comprising: an elongate body with a plurality of apertures arranged in a first helical pattern along the body, and a plurality of resiliently deformable portions arranged in a second helical pattern that is substantially parallel to the first helical pattern along the body and extending from the body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions are arranged helically along the body and extend from the body.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the device comprises a cleaner attachment means at a first end.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The device according to claim 3, wherein the body is narrower in diameter than the cleaner attachment means.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions comprises a plurality of bristles.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures includes three apertures and the plurality of resiliently deformable portions includes three resiliently deformable portions.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures comprises rectangular apertures.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions are elongated and substantially extend the length of the body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions are displaceable.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1 for use with a vacuum cleaner.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1 for use with a pressure cleaner.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures vary in width or shaping.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions comprise padding.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions comprises a cellular structure material.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures are covered by the plurality of resiliently deformable portions.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The device according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions are permeable to dust or other debris below a certain size.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures comprises elongate slits with two walls which extend radially into the body.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, further comprising a substantially triangular or other geometrically shaped multi-face sectional body profile.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures comprise shaping to encourage air into the body.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising an opening at the distal end of the elongate body.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The device of claim 20, wherein the opening has a variable aperture.