Patent ID: 7165289

Claim:
A novelty animal vacuum device for picking up small children's toy items and placing the toy items into removable storage bins comprises: a frame member having an outer shape and appearance of a novelty animal, said frame member having an anatomical head, a body including a removable lid and a belly, four legs and a rear portion including a tail; a vacuum producing means located within said head; a vacuum housing having a vacuum hose end connected to a flexible hose, a ventilated end connected to said vacuum producing means, and an ejection end connected to a chute, said chute directing objects gathered through said flexible hose into said vacuum housing to one of a plurality of removable storage bins located within said belly of said frame member; and an electrical wiring system including retractable electrical cord on a cord reel extending from said rear portion of said frame member underneath said tail, said retractable electrical cord further connected to at least one safety contact means closing said electrical wiring system when said removable lid is secured in place and opening said electrical wiring system when said removable lid is displaced, said safety contact means further connected to a safety power switch by electrical wiring, said safety power switch located in said head of said outer frame member, said safety power switch connected by electrical wiring to said vacuum producing means to provide power to operate said vacuum producing means.