Vacuum Attachment Assembly

Abstract

A vacuum attachment assembly for sweeping dirt out of corners includes a nozzle that has a top wall and a perimeter wall that extends downwardly from the top wall. The perimeter wall has a bottom edge that defines an opening into the nozzle. The perimeter wall has a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side and is elongated from the first lateral side to the second lateral side. A conduit is attached to the top wall and is fluidly coupled to the opening such that the conduit is in fluid communication with an interior of the nozzle. The conduit is fluidly coupled to a vacuum hose. A cleaning head is releasably attachable to the nozzle and is used to rub and loosen dirt out of corners wherein the vacuum sucks the dirt upwardly through the nozzle.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A cleaning attachment assembly configured to be attached to a vacuum hose, said assembly comprising:
 a nozzle having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly from said top wall, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening into said nozzle, said top wall having a receiving aperture that is fluidly coupled to said opening of said bottom edge, said perimeter wall having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said perimeter wall being elongated between said first lateral side to said second lateral side, a conduit being attached to said top wall and being fluidly coupled to said opening such that said conduit is in fluid communication with an interior of said nozzle, said conduit being configured to be fluidly coupled to a vacuum hose; and   a cleaning head being releasably attachable to said nozzle, said cleaning head being configured to rub and loosen dirt out of corners wherein the vacuum sucks the dirt upwardly through the nozzle.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said conduit includes a tube being attached to and extending upwardly from said top wall, said tube bounding said opening and having a distal edge with respect to said nozzle, said distal edge being open. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said conduit further includes an adaptor being removably insertable into said tube such that said adapter extends outwardly away from said distal edge. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said adaptor has a narrow end, a wide end and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending between said narrow end and said wide end, said peripheral wall tapering outwardly from said narrow end to said wide end, said wide end being extendable into said tube and said narrow end is configured to be insertably extended into the vacuum hose such that said nozzle is fluid communication with the vacuum hose. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said conduit further includes a plurality of ribs being positioned on said adaptor and being configured to frictionally engage the vacuum hose when said vacuum hose is attached to said adaptor, each of said ribs being positioned on said peripheral wall of said adaptor. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein each of said ribs being continuous such that each of said ribs extends around an entire circumference of said peripheral wall, said ribs being spaced from each other. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein each of said ribs is comprised of a resiliently compressible material wherein said ribs are configured form a seal between said adaptor and the vacuum hose. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said cleaning head comprises:
 a ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, said ring being longitudinally elongated such that said ring has a ovoid shape;   a support extending longitudinally through a center point of said ring such that said support bisects said ring, said support having a lower surface being aligned with said bottom surface of said ring; and   a coupler releasably coupling said ring to said bottom edge of said nozzle.   
     
     
         9 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein said coupler includes:
 a plurality of pins, each of said pins being positioned on said top surface of said ring; and   said bottom edge having a plurality of wells extending upwardly therein, each of said wells being positioned to releasably receive one of said pins.   
     
     
         10 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 9 , said cleaning head further including:
 a plurality of first brushes being attached to said lower surface of said support, said first brushes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a line, said line extending along an entire length of said support and on to said bottom surface of said ring, said first brushes extending downwardly from said support and said ring, each of said first brushes tapering outwardly away from said support; and   a plurality of second brushes being attached to said bottom surface of said ring, said second brushes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around an entire perimeter of said ring, each of said second brushers tapering outwardly from said ring.   
     
     
         11 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein said first brushes extend away from said support a first distance and said second brushes extending away from said ring a second distance, said first distance being greater than said second distance, said first distance being equal to at least 0.5 inches greater than said second distance. 
     
     
         13 . The cleaning attachment assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein each of said first and second brushes comprise a plurality of resiliently bendable bristles. 
     
     
         14 . A cleaning attachment assembly configured to be attached to a vacuum hose, said assembly comprising:
 a nozzle having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly from said top wall, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening into said nozzle, said top wall having a receiving aperture that is fluidly coupled to said opening of said bottom edge, said perimeter wall having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said perimeter wall being elongated between said first lateral side to said second lateral side, a conduit being attached to said top wall and being fluidly coupled to said opening such that said conduit is in fluid communication with an interior of said nozzle, said conduit being configured to be fluidly coupled to a vacuum hose, said conduit including:
 a tube being attached to and extending upwardly from said top wall, said tube bounding said opening and having a distal edge with respect to said nozzle, said distal edge being open; 
 an adaptor being removably insertable into said tube such that said adapter extends outwardly away from said distal edge, said adaptor having a narrow end, a wide end and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending between said narrow end and said wide end, said peripheral wall tapering outwardly from said narrow end to said wide end, said wide end being extendable into said tube and said narrow end is configured to be insertably extended into the vacuum hose such that said nozzle is fluid communication with the vacuum hose; and 
 a plurality of ribs being positioned on said adaptor and being configured to frictionally engage the vacuum hose when said vacuum hose is attached to said adaptor, each of said ribs being positioned on said peripheral wall of said adaptor, each of said ribs being continuous such that each of said ribs extends around an entire circumference of said peripheral wall, said ribs being spaced from each other, each of said ribs being comprised of a resiliently compressible material wherein said ribs are configured form a seal between said adaptor and the vacuum hose; 
   a cleaning head being releasably attachable to said nozzle, said cleaning head being configured to rub and loosen dirt out of corners wherein the vacuum sucks the dirt upwardly through the nozzle, said cleaning head comprising:
 a ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, said ring being longitudinally elongated such that said ring has a ovoid shape; 
 a support extending longitudinally through a center point of said ring such that said support bisects said ring, said support having a lower surface being aligned with said bottom surface of said ring; 
 a coupler releasably coupling said ring to said bottom edge of said nozzle, said coupler including:
 a plurality of pins, each of said pins being positioned on said top surface of said ring; 
 said bottom edge having a plurality of wells extending upwardly therein, each of said wells being positioned to releasably receive one of said pins; 
 
 a plurality of first brushes being attached to said lower surface of said support, said first brushes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a line, said line extending along an entire length of said support and on to said bottom surface of said ring, said first brushes extending downwardly from said support and said ring, each of said first brushes tapering outwardly away from said support; 
 a plurality of second brushes being attached to said bottom surface of said ring, said second brushes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around an entire perimeter of said ring, each of said second brushers tapering outwardly from said ring; 
 said first brushes extending away from said support a first distance and said second brushes extending away from said ring a second distance, said first distance being greater than said second distance, said first distance being equal to at least 0.5 inches greater than said second distance; and 
 each of said first and second brushes comprising a plurality of resiliently bendable bristles.