Patent ID: 7412747

Claim:
A blower-vacuum device having means for collecting garden waste comprising: an attachment part ( 42 ) for receiving a garden waste receptacle; a garden waste receptacle ( 30 ) for removable engagement with said attachment part; wherein the attachment part ( 42 ) comprises an arcuate groove ( 44 ) and the garden waste receptacle ( 30 ) comprises a band ( 33 ) defining a mouth ( 35 ) of said receptacle for sliding engagement with said groove ( 44 ); and wherein the garden waste receptacle ( 30 ) comprises a latch ( 50 ) and the attachment part ( 42 ) comprises means ( 54 ) for engagement with said latch, whereby when said band ( 33 ) is inserted into said groove ( 44 ), the latch ( 50 ) engages with the engagement means ( 54 ), thereby preventing withdrawal of said band from said groove until the latch has been disengaged from the engagement means.