Patent ID: 6799350
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A removable attachment for a vacuum cleaning device, comprising;a hollow cavity with one or more openings in a wall of said hollow cavity; a fiber pile consisting of fibers covering, bordering, or in close proximity to said one or more openings in said wall; fibers included in said fiber pile having electrostatic properties operable for attracting and retaining dust thereto; whereby, when said removable attachment is attached to a vacuum cleaning device that includes an electrically-powered suction means, the suction air flow created by said suction means in and near said one or more openings results in the attraction of dust to said one or more openings and the electrostatic properties of said fibers results in the attraction to and retention of dust onto said fiber pile as said removable attachment passes over a surface during cleaning.