Patent ID: 6044521
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A new and improved vacuum attachment with disposable sleeve comprising, in combination:a vacuum mounting assembly including a cylindrical tube having an elongated linear portion and a short angled portion which forms an obtuse angle with the linear portion, the linear portion having an outwardly extending annular lip formed adjacent a free end thereof and a plurality of bellows formed therein adjacent the angled portion for allowing the bending of the tube;a frusto-conical head having a first circular open end of a first large diameter and a second circular open end of a second small diameter rotatably coupled to an end of the angled portion of the vacuum mounting assembly; anda disposable sleeve including a circular disk-shaped plate with the larger diameter, the plate having an upper convex surface and a lower planar surface, the plate further having a plurality of aperture formed therein, the sleeve further including a flexible sheath with a first end coupled about a periphery of the disk-shaped plate and a second open end with an adhesive lining a periphery thereof, whereby the sleeve may be positioned about the head with the disk-shaped plate situated over the first circular open end of the head and with the adhesive adhering to the angled portion of the vacuum mounting assembly such that the lip of the vacuum assembly may be releasably connected with a hose of a vacuum and the vacuum attachment may be utilized to clean debris from a bed.