Vacuum cleaner accessory tool

A vacuum cleaner accessory tool configured for use with a vacuum cleaner operable to draw air through a suction hose to clean a surface, the accessory tool comprising:

• a housing that defines a chamber, the housing including an exterior surface and an interior surface;
• an outlet conduit in fluid communication with the chamber, the outlet conduit configured to couple the accessory tool to the suction hose;
• a suction inlet aperture that extends through the housing to provide fluid communication into the chamber;
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• a brush assembly having a base member and a brush member that extends from the base member, the base member removably coupled to the exterior surface of the housing such that the brush member extends from the exterior surface of the housing;
• wherein the housing includes an elongated aperture that receives the base member to removably coupled the brush assembly to the housing and wherein the housing defines a leading end and a trailing end opposite the leading end, wherein the outlet conduit extends from the trailing end, wherein the brush assembly extends from the leading end such that the brush member forms a forward most point of the accessory tool.

A vacuum cleaner accessory tool configured for use with a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner operable to draw air through a suction hose to clean a surface, the accessory tool comprising:

• a housing that defines a chamber, the housing including an exterior surface and an interior surface;
• an outlet conduit in fluid communication with the chamber, the outlet conduit configured to couple the accessory tool to the suction hose;
• a suction inlet aperture that extends through the housing to provide fluid communication into the chamber;
• and
• a brush assembly extending from the exterior surface of the housing, the brush assembly including an auxiliary aperture to provide fluid communication into the chamber,
• wherein the brush assembly includes a base member coupled to the housing and a brush member that extends from the base member, wherein the auxiliary aperture extends through the base member adjacent the brush member, and
• wherein the housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein the lower housing includes the suction inlet aperture, and wherein the upper housing includes an elongated aperture that receives the base member to couple the brush assembly to the housing.