Small Portable Handheld Vacuum Device

Abstract

A small portable handheld vacuum device for cleaning hard to reach places includes a housing that has a wall, a first end and a second end that define an interior space within the housing. The second end is open and reduced. A cap is coupled to the first end. A partition, positioned in the interior space of the housing, is coupled to the wall and defines a compartment within the housing. A motor and a power module, operationally coupled to each other, are coupled to and positioned in the compartment. The motor has a shaft end that extends through the partition. A fan is coupled to the shaft end. A screen is coupled to the wall between the fan and the second end and defines a chamber within the housing. A plurality of outlets is positioned in the wall of the housing between the partition and the screen.

1 . A small portable handheld vacuum device comprising:
 a housing, said housing having a wall, a first end, and a second end defining an interior space within said housing, said second end being open, said second end being reduced;   a cap, said cap being coupled to said first end;   a partition, said partition being coupled to said wall, said partition being positioned in said interior space of said housing defining a compartment within said housing;   a motor, said motor being coupled to and positioned in said compartment, said motor having a shaft end, said shaft end extending through said partition;   a fan, said fan being coupled to said shaft end;   a power module, said power module being coupled to and positioned in said compartment, said power module being operationally coupled to said motor;   a screen, said screen being coupled to said wall, said screen being positioned in said interior space of said housing between said fan and said second end defining a chamber within said housing; and   a plurality of outlets, said plurality of outlets being positioned in said wall of said housing between said partition and said screen.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 said housing comprising a plurality of couplable sections, said plurality of couplable sections comprising a suction section, a collection section and an operative section; and   said second end comprising a sleeve, a reduction cone and a nozzle.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , further including said wall being cylindrical. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , further including said plurality of couplable sections being threadedly couplable, wherein said suction section and said operative section can be threadedly coupled to opposing ends of said collection section. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2 , further including said collection section being transparent. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 said housing having a length, said length being measured from said first end to said second end, said length being between 15 and 25 centimeters; and   said housing having a width, said width being between 2.25 and 8 centimeters.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 said length being between 17 and 23 centimeters; and   said width being between 2.75 and 6 centimeters.   
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further including said cap having a plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 9 , further including said apertures being arrayed in parallel rows. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , further including said power module comprising at least one battery. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a filter, said filter being frictionally coupled to said wall between said screen and said fan. 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a switch, said switch being positioned in said cap, said switch being operationally coupled to said power module and said motor. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pin coupled to said cap;   a hinge, said hinge being coupled to said cap and said wall proximate to said first end; and   a lock, said lock being positioned is said wall opposite said hinge, said lock being complimentary to said pin, said lock having a release button, said release button being capable of disengaging said pin from said lock.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a plurality of attachments comprising:
 a connector, said connector being hollow and having a male end and a female end, said female end being frictionally attachable to said second end;   a pipe, said pipe having a first terminus and a second terminus, said first terminus being frictionally attachable to said second end, said second terminus comprising a plurality of bristles; and   a sweep, said sweep having an adapter coupled to a box, said adapter having an open end, said open end being frictionally attachable to said second end.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , further including said connector comprising a plurality of nested sections, such that said connector is telescopic. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , further including said plurality of nested sections comprising an outer section and an inner section. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 17 , further including said connector being cylindrical. 
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 17 , further including said second terminus of said pipe being oblique to an axis of said pipe. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The device of  claim 23 , further including said box having a short side and an opposing long side. 
     
     
         25 . A small portable handheld vacuum device comprising:
 a housing, said housing having a wall, a first end, and a second end defining an interior space within said housing, said second end being open, said second end being reduced, said wall being cylindrical, said second end comprising a sleeve, a reduction cone and a nozzle, said housing comprising a plurality of couplable sections, said plurality of couplable sections comprising a suction section, a collection section and an operative section, said plurality of couplable sections being threadedly couplable, wherein said suction section and said operative section can be threadedly coupled to opposing ends of said collection section, said collection section being transparent, said housing having a length, said length being measured from said first end to said second end, said length being between 15 and 25 centimeters, said length being between 17 and 23 centimeters; said length being between 19 and 21 centimeters, said housing having a width, said width being between 2.25 and 8 centimeters, said width being between 2.75 and 6 centimeters; said width being between 3.25 and 4.25 centimeters;   a cap, said cap being coupled to said first end, said cap having a plurality of apertures, said apertures being round, said apertures being arrayed in parallel rows;   a partition, said partition being coupled to said wall, said partition being positioned in said interior space of said housing defining a compartment within said housing;   a motor, said motor being coupled to and positioned in said compartment, said motor having a shaft end, said shaft end extending through said partition;   a fan, said fan being coupled to said shaft end;   a power module, said power module being coupled to and positioned in said compartment, said power module being operationally coupled to said motor, said power module comprising at least one battery;   a screen, said screen being coupled to said wall, said screen being positioned in said interior space of said housing between said fan and said second end defining a chamber within said housing;   a filter, said filter being frictionally coupled to said wall between said screen and said fan;   a plurality of outlets, said plurality of outlets being positioned in said wall of said housing between said partition and said screen, said outlets being rectangular;   a switch, said switch being positioned in said cap, said switch being operationally coupled to said power module and said motor;   a hinge, said hinge being coupled to said cap and said wall proximate to said first end;   a lock, said lock being positioned is said wall opposite said hinge, said lock being complimentary to a pin coupled to said cap, said lock having a release button, said release button being capable of disengaging said pin from said lock; and   a plurality of attachments, said plurality of attachments comprising:
 a connector, said connector being hollow and having a male end and a female end, said female end being frictionally attachable to said second end, said connector comprising a plurality of nested sections, such that said connector is telescopic, said plurality of nested sections comprising an outer section and an inner section, said connector being cylindrical, 
 a pipe, said pipe having a first terminus and a second terminus, said first terminus being frictionally attachable to said second end and said inner section of said connector, said second terminus comprising a plurality of bristles, said second terminus being oblique to an axis of said pipe, said bristles being selected from the group of textures consisting of soft and stiff, and 
 a sweep, said sweep having an adapter coupled to a box, said adapter having an open end, said open end being frictionally attachable to said second end and said inner section of said connector, said box having an open face opposite said adapter, said box being rectangular, said box having a short side and an opposing long side, 
   wherein said power module is configured to power said motor to turn said fan, thereby causing air to be drawn into said chamber through said second end of said housing, the air then passing through said screen by which particles are retained in said chamber, and the air then exiting said interior space through said plurality of outlets.