Ceiling scraper vacuum accessory

A vacuum device for scraping and cleaning a ceiling, the vacuum device comprising:

• a ceiling scraper having a handle extending rearwardly from a blade, the blade having a scraping edge adapted to scrape materials from a ceiling at the forward edge thereof;
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• a vacuum accessory having a rearward facing vacuum tube adapted to engage a vacuum hose from a vacuum device, the vacuum accessory further having a covered tray extending forwardly from the vacuum tube, the covered tray having enclosed sides extending forwardly and laterally from the vacuum tube to a vacuum slot, the vacuum slot being positioned opposite said vacuum tube, the vacuum slot and the interior of the covered tray and the vacuum tube being in gaseous communication, the vacuum accessory being adapted to releasably hold the ceiling scraper whereby the scraping edge is positioned directly over the vacuum slot, the covered tray having two brackets mounted atop the covered tray which are adapted to engage the edges of the blade thereby preventing lateral movement thereof, the covered tray further including a shoulder provided at the rear of the covered tray which is adapted to engage a forward edge of the handle, the shoulder and the forward edge thereby preventing relative movement between the scraper and the vacuum accessory when the scraper is operatively engaged.

A vacuum accessory comprising:

• a rearward facing vacuum tube adapted to engage a vacuum hose from a vacuum device, the vacuum accessory further having a covered tray extending forwardly from the vacuum tube, the covered tray having a vacuum slot opposite said vacuum tube, the vacuum slot, the interior of the covered tray and the vacuum tube being in gaseous communication, the vacuum accessory being adapted to hold a ceiling scraper having a handle extending rearwardly from a blade, the blade having a scraping edge adapted to scrape materials from a ceiling at the forward edge thereof, the vacuum accessory holding the scraping edge directly over the vacuum slot, and
• two brackets mounted atop the covered tray which are adapted to engage the edges of the blade thereby preventing lateral movement thereof.