Patent ID: 8533907

Claim:
An accessory tool for a vacuum appliance, the tool comprising: an extended tool body; an attachment end of the extended body for slidably mounting the tool to a hose assembly connected to the vacuum appliance; a nozzle end longitudinally spaced apart from the attachment end and having an air flow entrance; and a self-supporting, flexible region integrally formed with and intermediate between the attachment end and the nozzle end, wherein the flexible region comprises a support skeleton consisting of a semi-rigid material, the support skeleton comprising an upper support spine and a lower, opposite support spine, a plurality of support ribs extending between the upper and lower support spines and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the body, the support ribs forming rib spaces between the individual ribs; and wherein the flexible region further comprises a flexible layer extending over an outer surface of the plurality of support ribs.