Patent ID: 8595894

Claim:
A hand-held vacuum, comprising: a housing, comprising a main body and a flared upper end and further having an opening at said housing upper end; a fan assembly housed within said housing main body and located subjacent to said flared upper end; a screen located on said housing main body encompassing said fan assembly; a receptacle removably positioned within a chamber of said housing main body subjacent to said fan assembly; a motor housed within said housing main body subjacent to said fan assembly, comprising a motor shaft driven by said motor in mechanical communication with and driving said fan assembly; a divider panel spanning an inner diameter of said housing main body between said chamber and said motor; a power supply housed within said housing main body subjacent to said motor and in electrical communication therewith; and, a control switch located on an external surface of said housing main body and in electrical communication with said power supply and said motor for selectively supplying power to said motor; wherein said vacuum induces an inward flow of air upon rotation of said fan assembly driven by said motor; wherein said receptacle provides a means for trapping and disposing of pests in a sanitary manner when said pests are entrained within said inward flow of air and pass through said opening and said fan assembly; wherein said screen permits a circulating flow of said inflow of air through said vacuum; and, wherein said receptacle comprises a clearance for said shaft of said motor.