Patent ID: 6094776
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A removable brush spacer assembly for attachment to a lateral edge of a vacuum cleaner nozzle for supporting an edge brush and spacing the brush with respect to a surface, the brush spacer assembly comprising:an elongated, unitary main body having a first end, an opposing second end and a base, the unitary main body configured to fixedly engage the nozzle;a plurality of bristles forming an edge brush having a proximate end and a distal end, the proximate end of the brush being attached to the first end of the main body and fixedly projecting outward from the body with the distal end extending below the base and towards the surface;a spacer attached to the second end of the main body and projecting below the base for engagement with the surface to control the relationship of the distal end of the brush with respect to the surface.