Bucket lid attachment apparatus for handheld vacuum and blower devices

Abstract

An attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device that allows a user to direct the items collected by the portable vacuum or blower device to a separate container in an easy to carry assembly. The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device has an adapter, an inlet and outlet assembly, and a lid. The lid detachably couples to a bucket or other container allowing the user to discard the bucket and collected items entirely or store the bucket with the collected items, depending on the items collected. The adapter provides attachments to popular portable vacuum or blower devices.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device comprising:
 an adapter assembly having a top sidewall portion for detachably coupling to a portable vacuum or blower device, and a bottom sidewall portion for coupling such adapter assembly to an inlet and outlet assembly;   the inlet and outlet assembly having an adapter end top sidewall portion for detachably coupling to the adapter assembly, an adapter end bottom sidewall portion and vacuum tube end bottom sidewall portion for securing a lid assembly, and a vacuum tube end top sidewall portion for securing a vacuum tube; and   the lid assembly having lid couplers for coupling the lid assembly to the inlet and outlet assembly, the lid assembly secured to a container.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the top sidewall portion of the adapter assembly has a front coupling attachment and a rear coupling attachment, such that a portable vacuum or blower device with an insert and twist attachment system is secured by the front coupling attachment and the rear coupling attachment. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the top sidewall portion of the adapter assembly has coupling attachments and an attachment hinge, such that a portable vacuum or blower device with a snapping attachment system is secured by the coupling attachments and the attachment hinge. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment o a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the adapter end bottom sidewall portion has a filter that is sufficiently porous to allow only the flow of air. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the lid couplers are the same diameter to allow for use of the lid assembly in two orientations. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the lid assembly has threads that allow securing the lid assembly to a bucket through snapping the lid assembly in place. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the lid assembly has threads that allow securing the lid assembly to a bucket through screwing the lid assembly in place 
     
     
         8 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the vacuum tube end top sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly detachably couples to a straight vacuum tube, such that use of the attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device requires a user to tilt the attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device during use. 
     
     
         9 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the vacuum tube end top sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly detachably couples to a bent vacuum tube, such that use of the attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device allows a user to maintain the attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device upright during use. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the bottom sidewall portion of the adapter assembly has a narrower diameter than the adapter end top sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly, such that the bottom sidewall portion of the adapter assembly detachably couples within the adapter end top sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the adapter end bottom sidewall portion and the vacuum tube end bottom sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly have a narrower diameter than the lid couplers of the lid assembly, such that the adapter end bottom sidewall portion and the vacuum tube end bottom sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly detachably couple within the lid couplers of the lid assembly. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment to a portable vacuum or blower device in  claim 1 , wherein the vacuum tube end top sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly has a larger diameter than the vacuum tube, such that the vacuum tube detachably couples within the vacuum tube end top sidewall portion of the inlet and outlet assembly.