Patent ID: 7480957

Claim:
A direct port vacuum cleaning system for use within a vehicle having a battery, said cleaning system comprising: a) a vacuum cleaner housing including a structural configuration to fit within a vehicle, said vacuum cleaner housing including vacuum generating means disposed therein, b) said vacuum cleaner housing with said vacuum generating means being disposed between the outer shell of the vehicle body and an inner surface panel inside the vehicle, c) said vacuum generating means including blower means within a blower housing, and debris canister housing means having air outlet means for detachably directly connecting to blower air inlet means of the blower housing for providing a defined path for a flow of air through the system, said debris canister housing means including air input means for directly, detachably attaching a direct port vacuum cleaner hose to direct an air/debris mixture into said debris canister housing means when using the vacuum generating means for cleaning debris from the vehicle, d) said blower means including rotatably mounted impeller means, and electric motor means for rotating the impeller means within the blower housing, and e) electric power coupling means for electrically connecting said electric motor means to said vehicle battery to rotate said impeller means, f) said blower housing including air exhaust means for directing said flow of air from said blower air inlet means and out said air exhaust means of the blower housing when the impeller means is rotated within said blower housing, g) said canister air input means being effective to separate said debris from said air/debris mixture received into the canister housing means.