US 12,245,733 B2
Dustpan accessory tool for vacuum cleaner
Stephen A. Hughett, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed by TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,812.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/183,305, filed on May 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346622 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 5/38 (2006.01); A47L 9/02 (2006.01); A47L 13/52 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 13/52 (2013.01) [A47L 5/38 (2013.01); A47L 9/02 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a body movable over a surface to be cleaned, the body including a plurality of feet;
a suction source positioned in the body;
a suction port in fluid communication with the suction source; and
a dustpan attachment removably coupled to the body, the dustpan attachment including:
a housing including a recess and a vacuum port fluidly coupled to the suction port; and
a pair of flanges extending from the housing, wherein each flange is removably coupled to a respective one of the plurality of feet;
wherein when each of the pair of flanges is mounted directly above a respective one of the plurality of feet and a respective one of a plurality of wheels, the dustpan attachment is mounted and nonrotatable relative to the body and the recess cooperates with the surface to form a suction channel having a suction inlet formed in a front of the housing and opening forwardly, wherein the suction inlet is in fluid communication with the suction port.