Magnetic pick up attachment for vacuum cleaners

A magnetic pick up attachment for vacuum cleaners comprising an elongated strip of magnetized material adapted to overlie, connect to and depend from the front face of a vacuum cleaner housing, said strip being flexible, and of rectangular shape, and having a lower longitudinal edge parallel to and adapted for spacing above and adjacent a carpeted floor;

• said material being selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, Neoprene, fibre and ferrous metal;
• therebeing a row of laterally spaced dust apertures extending through said strip adjacent and along the lower longitudinal edge thereof and below said front face for the passage of air and dust therethrough, for entry into the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner;
• and a means for securing said strip to said housing.

In combination with a vacuum cleaner having an upright front wall terminating in side walls;

• a magnetic pick up attachment comprising an elongated flexible strip of magnetized material overlying said front face and depending therefrom, and means securing said strip to said front face;
• therebeing a row of longitudinally spaced dust apertures extending through the lower edge portion of said strip below said front face, for the passage of air and dust therethrough, for entry into the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner.