Patent ID: 7266860

Claim:
A blower-vacuum device with both a blowing mode of operation and a vacuuming mode of operation and having dirty fan operation in the vacuuming mode thereof, comprising: a hand-holdable unit ( 10 ) comprising a motor having an output shaft extending outwardly of said hand-holdable unit; an impeller connected to said output shaft; a first attachment ( 22 , 24 , 26 , 28 ) for removable engagement with the hand-holdable unit ( 10 ) in the vacuuming mode of operation and comprising both a first volute ( 22 ) for enclosing said impeller and a vacuum tube ( 26 ) in fluid communication with an inlet of said first volute; a second attachment ( 16 , 18 , 20 ) for removable engagement with the hand-holdable unit ( 10 ) in the blowing mode of operation and comprising both a second volute ( 16 ) for enclosing said impeller and a blower tube ( 20 ) in fluid communication with an outlet of said second volute; characterized in that: the first attachment further comprises a handle ( 24 ) on or proximal to said first volute ( 22 ); and the blower tube ( 20 ) of the second attachment is coplanar with the second volute ( 16 ).