Patent ID: 7383608

Claim:
A vacuum-cleaner suction tool comprising: a sucking portion having a first end portion with an opening for sucking up dust on a surface to be cleaned, and a second end portion; a joint portion having a first end thereof connected with said second end portion of said sucking portion and a second end provided with a connection pipe; an agitator disposed within said sucking portion for scraping up dust; and a channel portion provided in said opening, said joint portion, and said connection pipe for transporting sucked-up dust therethrough; wherein said joint portion is turnable, relative to said sucking portion, in a direction substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned so as to pivot about an axis substantially perpendicular to the surface to be cleaned while a longitudinal central axis of said connection pipe is disposed substantially perpendicular to the surface to be cleaned, and wherein said connection pipe is turnable relative to said joint portion so as to pivot about an axis substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned, to such an extent that, from a state in which the longitudinal central axis of said connection pipe is substantially perpendicular to the surface to be cleaned and in which a longitudinal central axis of said sucking portion and the longitudinal central axis of said connection pipe are not coincident with each other when seen in top view with said sucking portion disposed on the surface to be cleaned for sucking up dust and with the surface to be cleaned being a substantially horizontal surface, the longitudinal central axis of said sucking portion and the longitudinal central axis of said connection pipe can be made coincident with each other when seen in top view by pivoting said joint portion about the axis that is substantially perpendicular to the surface to be cleaned and pivoting said connection pipe about the axis substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned.