Patent ID: 8533905

Claim:
A vacuum accessory tool comprising: a nozzle body; a suction nozzle formed by the nozzle body; a suction conduit formed in the nozzle body and adapted to be connected to a suction source remote from the nozzle body for generating a working air flow from the suction nozzle through the nozzle body; and an agitator assembly mounted to the nozzle body and positioned adjacent the suction nozzle and comprising; a dowel mounted within the nozzle body for rotational movement about an axis; and an agitating element provided on the dowel and comprising a plurality of resilient blades extending generally axially along and projecting outwardly from the dowel; wherein at least two of the resilient blades have a gap therein extending from a distal end of the blade toward the dowel, and wherein the gap in one of the at least two resilient blades is axially offset from the gap in another of the at least two resilient blades; and wherein the at least two resilient blades comprise a plurality of gaps and the gaps formed in at least one of the at least two resilient blades are relatively small in comparison to the distance between the gaps formed in the at least one of the at least two resilient blades.