Dustpan accessory tool for vacuum cleaner

A dustpan attachment for use with a vacuum cleaner configured to clean a surface, the vacuum cleaner having a suction port and a suction source for generating airflow through the suction port, the dustpan attachment comprising:

• a housing including a top wall defining a first horizontal plane and a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls including a first side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom edge of the first side wall, a rear wall extending from the top wall to a bottom edge of the rear wall, and a second side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom edge of the second side wall, wherein the bottom edges of the first side wall, the rear wall, and the second side wall are configured to collectively contact the surface;
• a vacuum port extending through at least the top wall or one of the plurality of walls, the vacuum port configured to removably couple to the suction port;
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• a recess defined within the housing, wherein when the bottom edges of the first side wall, the rear wall, and the second side wall collectively contact the surface, the recess is configured to cooperate with the surface to form a suction channel having a suction inlet in communication with the vacuum port and formed in a front of the housing and opening forwardly, wherein the housing defines a first end at one end of the suction inlet and second end at an opposite end of the suction inlet, and wherein the bottom edges of the first side wall, the rear wall, and the second side wall include a resilient sealing material that contacts the surface continuously between the first and second ends,
• wherein the suction channel is enclosed within the suction inlet, the first side wall, the second side wall, and the rear wall, and
• wherein the housing includes a receiving surface defining a second horizontal plane offset from the first horizontal plane and extending outward from a wall of one of the first side wall, the rear wall, or the second side wall so as to extend away from the recess defined within the housing, the receiving surface configured to receive a foot of a user to prevent translation of the dustpan attachment relative to the surface,
• wherein an exterior of the housing steps down from the first horizontal plane at the top wall to the second horizontal plane at the receiving surface via the wall of the plurality of walls.

A dustpan attachment for use with a vacuum cleaner configured to clean a surface, the vacuum cleaner having a suction port and a suction source for generating airflow through the suction port, the dustpan attachment comprising:

• a housing including a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a rear wall extending from the top wall to a bottom edge, the bottom edge configured to contact the surface;
• a vacuum port extending through the top wall, the vacuum port configured to removably couple to the suction port;
• a recess defined by the top wall, the pair of sidewalls, and the rear wall, wherein when the bottom edge contacts the surface, the recess is configured to cooperate with the surface to form a suction channel in communication with the vacuum port, the suction channel enclosed between the pair of sidewalls, the rear wall, and a front of the housing, the front of the housing extending linearly along an overall width of the housing;
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• a suction inlet defined at the front of the housing and opening forwardly, the suction inlet in fluid communication with the vacuum port such that debris in an area in front of the suction inlet is drawn through the suction channel into the suction port, wherein the housing defines a first end at one end of the suction inlet and second end at an opposite end of the suction inlet, and wherein the bottom edge includes a resilient sealing material that contacts the surface continuously between the first and second ends, and wherein the suction inlet extends linearly along the front of the housing,
• wherein the housing includes a first receiving surface spaced apart from the top wall and a second receiving surface spaced apart from the top wall, the first and second receiving surfaces configured to receive a foot of a user to prevent translation of the dustpan attachment relative to the surface, wherein the first and second receiving surfaces are positioned on opposite sides of the housing.