Patent ID: 8060977
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner and accessory tool arrangement comprising: a vacuum cleaner having a first magnet feature and a first mounting feature; an accessory tool having a second magnet feature and a second mounting feature; wherein one of the first and second mounting features is shaped to wrap partially around the other of the first and second mounting features to mount the accessory tool to the vacuum cleaner, and, when the accessory tool is so mounted, the first magnet feature is adjacent the second magnet feature; and wherein the accessory tool and vacuum cleaner are devoid of snap fitment features that frictionally engage to mount the accessory tool to the vacuum cleaner; wherein the vacuum cleaner comprises an upright vacuum cleaner having a floor-engaging base and a rear housing pivotally connected to the base, and the first mounting feature is formed on a forward-facing portion of the rear housing.