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US 12,660,969 B2Granted
Vacuum tools
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsKyle Reeder, Ellen M. Owens, Jonathan Lowry, Alexander J. Goodman, Christopher J. Metcalf, Scott T. Moeller
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Abstract
A vacuum tool is configured to be removably coupled to a hose or wand of a vacuum. The vacuum tool comprises a first portion, a second portion, a flexible portion and a mechanical joint. The first portion and the second portion are connected by the flexible portion and coupled by the mechanical joint, so these portions are in fluid communication from various angles. And the mechanical joint comprises a detent and multiple recesses coupled to the detent. As a result, a user can use the vacuum tool in various situations more conveniently by bending the mechanical joint.
Claims23
A vacuum tool configured to be removably coupled to a hose or wand of a vacuum, the vacuum tool comprising:
- a first portion including a first axis and a first aperture oriented along the first axis;
- a second portion including a second axis and a second aperture oriented along the second axis, the second portion including a connection portion including
- an inner wall forming a conduit in fluid communication with the second aperture, the conduit including an outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with the hose or wand of the vacuum,
- an annular end wall having a proximal end coupled to the inner wall and extending radially outwardly from the inner wall in a direction perpendicular to the second axis to a distal end opposite the proximal end,
- a flare wall coupled directly to the distal end of the annular end wall and including a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface, each of the radially outer surface and the radially inner surface extending radially outwardly from the inner wall and the annular end wall at an oblique angle to the annular end wall, the radially outer surface of the flare wall being an outermost surface of the connection portion and the vacuum tool,
- an outer wall coupled to the flare wall and extending from the flare wall, the outer wall surrounding a majority of the inner wall, and
- an annular channel formed between the inner wall and the outer wall, the annular channel configured to receive an end of the hose or wand of the vacuum;
- a flexible portion coupled between the first portion and the second portion, the flexible portion including a third aperture that is in fluid communication between the first and second apertures;
- and
- a mechanical joint coupled between the first portion and the second portion, the mechanical joint having a first recess and a second recess and a first detent that is configured to be selectively received in the first recess and the second recess,
- wherein the first portion is movable between a first orientation relative to the second portion in which the first axis is positioned at a first angle relative to the second axis and a second orientation relative to the second portion in which the first axis is positioned at a second angle relative to the second axis,
- wherein the first detent is configured to be selectively received in the first recess to hold the first and second portions in the first orientation and the first detent is configured to be selectively received in the second recess to hold the first and second portions in the second orientation, and
- wherein the first portion defines an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet.
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A vacuum tool configured to be removably coupled to a hose or wand of a vacuum, the vacuum tool comprising:
- a first portion including
- a first axis,
- a first aperture oriented along the first axis,
- a first leg, and
- a second leg on an opposite side of the first axis from the first leg;
- a flexible portion coupled to the first portion, the flexible portion including a flexible passage in fluid communication with the first aperture;
- a second portion including
- a second axis,
- a second aperture oriented along the second axis, the second aperture in fluid communication with the flexible passage,
- a first leg,
- a second leg on an opposite side of the second axis from the first leg, and
- a connection portion configured to be coupled to the hose or wand of the vacuum, the connection portion including
- an inner wall being an innermost wall of the connection portion and defining an outlet oriented along the second axis, the outlet in fluid communication with the second aperture, the outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with the hose or wand of the vacuum,
- an annular end wall extending linearly and directly from the inner wall in a direction perpendicular to the second axis,
- a flare wall extending directly from the annular end wall at an oblique angle,
- an outer wall extending directly from the flare wall and forming an outermost edge of the connection portion with the flare wall, the outer wall and the flare wall being outermost walls of the connection portion and the vacuum tool and surrounding a majority of the inner wall, and
- an annular channel formed by the inner wall and the outer wall, the annular channel being uninterrupted between the inner wall and the outer wall and configured to receive an end of the hose or wand of the vacuum;
- a first mechanical joint coupling the first leg of the first portion with the first leg of the second portion;
- and
- a second mechanical joint coupling the second leg of the first portion with the second leg of the second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.