Patent ID: 8230551

Claim:
A suction attachment for a vacuum cleaner, said suction attachment comprising: a suction nozzle; a tube assembly attached to the suction nozzle, said tube assembly defining a passageway in communication with an interior of the suction nozzle; and a first handgrip extending from the tube assembly so as to provide a first handgrip portion separate from the tube assembly, wherein the suction attachment further comprises: a second handgrip extending from the tube assembly between the first handgrip and the suction nozzle so as to provide a second handgrip portion separate from the tube assembly, the first handgrip and the second handgrip being arranged to handle the suction attachment by both hands of a user during operation, and wherein the first and the second handgrip are arranged to hinge relatively to each other between an open position so as to provide said first and second handgrip portions, and a closed position in which the first and the second handgrip are combined so as to provide a unitary handgrip.