# US 2020/0022545 A1 · A cleaner attachment device

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- Number: US 2020/0022545 A1
- Document ID: US20200022545A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/305,826
- Filed: 2017-05-31
- Published: 2020-01-23
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-31
- Assignees: Darius Development Limited
- Applicants: Darius Development Limited
- Inventors: John Eugene Downing
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200022545A1

## 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 helically along the body, and a plurality resiliently deformable portions arranged 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

A cleaner attachment device, comprising: an elongate body with a plurality of longitudinally arranged apertures, and a plurality of longitudinally arranged resiliently deformable portions extending from the body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The device according to claim 4, wherein the body is narrower in diameter than the cleaner attachment means.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures are elongate and extend substantially along the length of the body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 13

(canceled)

### Claim 14

(canceled)

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions comprise a cellular structure material such as foam.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The device according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of resiliently deformable portions are permeable to dust or other debris below a certain size.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 21 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 23 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 24 (depends on 23)

The device of claim 23, wherein the opening has a variable aperture.