Patent ID: 7488004

Claim:
A swivelable vacuum hose coupler of a grooming clipper vacuum attachment, said coupler comprising: (a) a front attachment member of hollow construction attachable to a suction head of a grooming clipper vacuum attachment; (b) a rear hose attachment member of hollow construction attachable to an end of a vacuum hose; and (c) an annular swivel collar of hollow construction rigidly attached to a rear end portion of said front attachment member and rotatably coupled to a front end portion of said rear attachment member so as to hold said rear end portion of said front attachment member in an abutting relationship with said front end portion of said rear attachment member and said front attachment member in flow communication with said rear attachment member and to form a swivel joint with said rear attachment member such that said front attachment member can rotate at said swivel joint relative to said rear attachment member and thereby allow said rear attachment member to remain in a stationary position relative to the front attachment member.