Patent ID: 7293320

Claim:
A vaccum attachment for use with a standard vacuum cleaner having an inlet port, comprising: an aerodynamic bell housing having first and second ends, said second end including means for releasably coupling said bell housing to the inlet port of the vacuum cleaner; a distribution plate attached to said first end of said bell housing, said distribution plate defining a plurality of blast gate openings; a plurality of blast gates corresponding to said plurality of blast gate openings, each said blast gate being hingedly attached to said distribution plate proximate a respective blast gate opening for selectively covering said respective blast gate opening; wherein each said blast gate has an inner face and an outer face; and wherein each said outer face includes an indented configuration complementary to a configuration of a vacuum line, whereby a respective blast gate and said vacuum line adjoin substantially flush when said vacuum line is inserted in a respective blast gate opening and said respective blast gate is in an open configuration.