| US 7,594,298 B2 | ||
| Duster having a rotatable vacuum pick-up | ||
| Mason I. Greene, Auburn, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Euro-Pro Operating, LLC, Newton, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 17, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/59,852. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0179605 A1, Aug. 17, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47L 5/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/06 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 15—377 [15/368; 15/344] | 15 Claims |

| 1. A hand held device for dusting a surface, the device comprising:
A. a housing;
B. a drive motor associated with the housing;
C. a duster having an axis of rotation, a first end, and an axially spaced second end, the duster being rotated about its
axis by the drive motor;
D. at least one conduit operatively associated with the housing and having a first portion for attachment to a source of vacuum,
and a side portion extending coaxial with the first portion, parallel to the axis of the duster and adjacent to the duster,
the side portion having a vacuum inlet extending along the length of the duster for drawing dirt from the duster; the vacuum
inlet being selectively rotatable from a first position generally facing toward the duster to a second position generally
facing away from the duster, the second position providing access to the vacuum inlet independent of the duster; and
E. a rotating coupling between the first portion and the side portion, the coupling connecting the first and side portions
to each other while simultaneously allowing the side portion to rotate about an axis extending generally parallel to the axis
of the duster;
the device weighing less than five pounds.
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