Patent ID: 7627928

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner capable of operation in a blower mode and a vacuum cleaner mode, the vacuum cleaner comprising: a housing defining a first port for output airflow during operation in the blow mode and a second port for discharge airflow during operation in the vacuum cleaner mode; and, a diffuser cap removably engaged with the first port during operation in the vacuum cleaner mode, the diffuser cap comprising: a cap head to close the first port such that the discharge airflow is directed via a flow path to the second port; and, a diffuser material having a recess therein secured to the cap head and disposed within the flow path to reduce noise effected by the discharge airflow; wherein the diffuser cap including the diffuser material being secured to the cap head is removed from the first port during operation in the blower mode; wherein the cap head includes a plurality of locking slots, and the airflow passes through said recess and the diffuser material into the flow path to the second port.