Patent ID: 7537457

Claim:
A swivel connector for a device that comprises a hose having an integral electrical connection, the connector comprising: a) a first power transfer coupling comprising a body encompassing first and second conductive rings and an electrical connector for providing electrical connection between said rings and a corresponding electrical connector of said device; b) a connector body including first and second conductive tubes c) a second power transfer coupling comprising a body encompassing first and second conductive rings and an electrical connector for providing electrical connection between said rings and a corresponding electrical connector of a vacuum hose; wherein said first power transfer coupling is placed about a first end of said connector body such that the first conductive tube is in electrical communication with the corresponding first ring of said first coupling and the second conductive tube is in electrical communication with said corresponding second ring of said first coupling and wherein the second power transfer coupling is placed about a second end of the connector body such that the first conductive tube is in electrical communication with the corresponding first ring of said second coupling and the second conductive tube is in electrical communication with the second ring of said second coupling in a manner such that each ring is free to rotate about the surface of a corresponding conductive tube and such that the first coupling rotates along with rotation of the device while the second power transfer coupling remains stationary relative to rotation of the first coupling and the device.