Attachment and method for cleaning a socket
AssigneeGirolstein GmbH
InventorRolf Girolstein
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Abstract
An attachment for cleaning a socket is provided including a body with an insertion section of the body for insertion into the socket along an insertion direction and with a connection section of the body for connection to a suction inlet of a vacuum cleaner, the attachment including at least one cleaning element for mechanical cleaning of an inner surface of the socket. The attachment includes at least one bearing element attached to the body, wherein the cleaning element is rotatably mounted on the bearing element relative to the body about an axis of rotation aligned along the insertion direction, and at least one drive element attached to the body for automatically rotating the at least one cleaning element about the axis of rotation. A method for cleaning a socket with the attachment is also provided.
Claims14
An attachment for cleaning a socket, the attachment having:
- a) a body comprising an insertion section for insertion into the socket along an insertion direction and a connection section for connection to a suction inlet of a vacuum cleaner;
- b) at least one cleaning element for mechanical cleaning of an inner surface of the socket;
- c) at least one bearing element fastened to the body, the at least one cleaning element being rotatably mounted on the at least one bearing element relative to the body about an axis of rotation aligned along the insertion direction;
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- d) at least one drive element fastened to the body for automatic rotation of the at least one cleaning element about the axis of rotation, wherein the at least one drive element comprises at least one propeller and/or at least one turbine for rotation of the at least one cleaning element driven by an air stream flowing through the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.