Convertible blower and vacuum

A portable blower-vacuum, comprising:

• a housing having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being defined by an annular wall;
• a motor disposed within the housing;
• an impeller rotatably driven by the motor to transfer an airflow from the inlet to the outlet;
• a cover adapted to cooperate with the inlet, the cover comprising a plurality of apertures disposed relative to the inlet to provide an airflow to the inlet;
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• a skirt adapted to cooperate with the annular wall defining the inlet and the cover to substantially reduce or eliminate a latent air-flow from entering the inlet from between the cover and the housing.

A portable blower-vacuum, comprising:

• a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
• an electric motor disposed within the housing;
• an impeller rotatably driven by the electric motor to provide an airflow from the inlet to the outlet;
• a member extending rearwardly from the housing and defining an opening between the member and the housing adapted to receive a loop of an electrical supply line;
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• a cleat disposed proximate to the opening and adapted to retain the loop to substantially prevent inadvertent disengagement of the electrical supply line from a receptacle associated with the electric motor.

A portable blower-vacuum, comprising:

• a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
• a motor disposed within the housing;
• an impeller rotatably driven by the motor to transfer an airflow from the inlet to the outlet;
• and
• a covet adapted to cooperate with the inlet, the cover comprising an inwardly disposed conically-configured grill defining an object clearance zone, the object clearance zone providing a relief area for debris between the grill and a supporting surface.

A portable blower-vacuum comprising:

• a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
• a motor disposed within the housing;
• an impeller rotatably driven by the motor to transfer an airflow from the inlet to the outlet;
• a cover adapted to cooperate with the inlet, the cover comprising a plurality of apertures disposed relative to the inlet to provide an airflow to the inlet;
• and
• a skirt depending from the cover and adapted to cooperate with the inlet and the cover to substantially reduce or eliminate a lateral airflow from entering the inlet from between thc covet and the housing.