Patent ID: 8037571

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner accessory tool for use with a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner operable to draw air through a suction hose to clean a surface, the accessory tool comprising: a nozzle body configured to be coupled to the suction hose and defining a chamber; an agitator having a first end portion and a second end portion rotatably supported within the chamber of the nozzle body, the agitator removably coupled to the nozzle body, a drive member coupled to the agitator; a release member coupled to the nozzle body and slidable with respect to the nozzle body between an engaged position and a disengaged position; and an ejection mechanism including a biasing member and a movable member coupled to the biasing member such that the biasing member biases the movable member, wherein in the engaged position, the release member engages the second end portion of the agitator to couple the agitator to the nozzle body within the chamber, and wherein in the disengaged position, the release member allows the agitator to be removed from the chamber of the nozzle body, wherein the biasing member biases the movable member to contact a portion of the agitator to bias the agitator out of the chamber of the nozzle body when the release member is in the disengaged position.