Patent ID: 8667642

Claim:
An accessory tool for use with a suction source comprising: a housing comprising a suction outlet and a suction nozzle opening defined by a rim on an underside of the housing, the suction outlet being adapted to be coupled to the suction source; and a hair collection element pivotally mounted within the suction nozzle opening for movement between a forward position and a rearward position and adapted to contact a surface to be cleaned and to collect hair from the surface during movement of the suction nozzle along the surface at least in one direction, and the hair collection element is positioned within the suction nozzle opening so that the suction nozzle opening is in fluid communication with the suction outlet forwardly and rearwardly of the hair collection element regardless of the position of the hair collection element; wherein the hair collecting element is configured to pick up hair during one of the forward and backward strokes and is adapted to release hair picked up by the hair collection element during the other of the forward and backward stroke for ingestion by the suction nozzle; and wherein the suction nozzle is configured to ingest the released hair during the other of the forward and backward stroke.