Leaf bag compressing adapter device
OwnerDennis Luckauinventor
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Abstract
An adapter device for suctioning air out of plastic bags of a type typically used for containing fallen leaves and other yard waste for disposal comprises a screen that surrounds a space that is connectable in fluid flow relation with the suction end of the vacuum hose, a shield positioned around the screen that is capable of preventing a plastic bag from being sucked by vacuum to the screen. The mouth of the shield is sized for blocking leaves or other yard waste matted in the bag from being sucked to the screen while allowing air in the bag to flow to the screen.
Claims18
An adapter device for adapting a suction end of a vacuum hose of a vacuum cleaner for suctioning air out of plastic bags of a type typically used for containing fallen leaves and other yard waste for disposal, comprising:
- a screen formed in a manner that surrounds a space that is connectable in fluid flow relation with the suction end of the vacuum hose, wherein the screen and the space surrounded by the screen extends along a longitudinal axis for a screened length;
- a shield positioned around the screen a radially spaced distance outwardly from the screen and having a length that extends a distance longitudinally beyond the screen to form a shield mouth, the shield being structured in a manner that is capable of preventing a plastic bag from being sucked by vacuum to the screen and the mouth being sized in a manner that is capable of blocking leaves or other yard waste matted in the bag from being sucked to the screen while allowing air in the bag to flow to the screen.
A method of compressing leaves or other yard waste in a plastic bag, comprising:
- connecting an adapter device for suctioning air out of the plastic bag to a vacuum creating device, wherein the adapter device comprises:
- (i) a screen formed in a manner that surrounds a space that is connectable in fluid flow relation with a suction end of a vacuum hose, wherein the screen and the space surrounded by the screen extends along a longitudinal axis for a screened length;
- and (ii) a shield positioned around the screen a radially spaced distance outwardly from the screen and having a length that extends a distance longitudinally beyond the screen to form a shield mouth, the shield being structured in a manner that is capable of preventing a plastic bag from being sucked by vacuum to the screen and the mouth being sized in a manner that is capable of blocking the leaves or other yard waste matted in the bag from being sucked to the screen while allowing air in the bag to flow to the screen;
- positioning the adapter device in an opening of the plastic bag and closing the opening of the plastic bag around the shield of the adapter device such that air from outside the plastic bag is inhibited from entering the plastic bag;
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- applying the vacuum creating device to suck air out of the plastic bag through the adapter device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.