A vacuum cleaner attachment is disclosed having a concave vacuum head with a swivel joint that permits swiveling of the vacuum head only within the plane of the vacuum head. The concave vacuum head can have a curvature that is similar to the curvature of a cylindrical surface to be vacuumed. Thus, while a user manipulates the conduit providing the air suction to the vacuum head, the concave surface can be supported and swiveled around the circumference of the cylindrical surface to be vacuumed, while the vacuum head is also moved along the length of the cylindrical surface. Throughout this movement of the concave vacuum head, the concave opening of the concave vacuum head can stay in closer proximity and conformity to the cylindrical surface than is possible using a fixed vacuum head with a flat opening, thereby making cleaning of the cylindrical surface more effective and efficient.

An apparatus for cleaning fan blades of a ceiling fan comprising an L-shaped telescoping member inserted into the distal end of an elongated shaft having a detachable concave tray. In various embodiments, the cleaning apparatus comprises water dispensing means including a hose, nozzle and/or water pump. A concave tray may be detachable. The fibrous material may be detachable.

A vacuum cleaner, movable over a surface, includes a suction source, a suction port, and a dustpan attachment removably coupled to the suction port. The dustpan attachment includes a housing, a vacuum port, and a recess defined within the housing. The housing includes a top wall and a plurality of walls extending from the top wall to a bottom edge configured to contact the surface. The vacuum port extends through at least the top wall or one of the plurality of walls and is coupled to the suction port. When the bottom edge contacts the surface, the recess cooperates with the surface to form a suction channel having a suction inlet formed in a front of the housing and in communication with the vacuum port. The housing defines first and second ends. The bottom edge includes a sealing material that contacts the surface continuously between the first and second ends.

An apparatus for cleaning mops comprising a top plate adapted to be engaged upon and spaced apart from a floor surface so as to form a cavity therebetween, an open face formed along an edge between the top plate and the floor surface and a plurality of protrusions extending from the top plate in a direction toward the floor surface, spaced apart along the open face, and a conduit extending between a proximate and a distal end, the proximate end extending through the top plate so as to place an interior of the conduit in fluid connection with the cavity, the distal end having a connector operable to be engaged in fluidic communication with an in-wall vacuum outlet. A method for cleaning a mop comprising passing a mop across a floor surface in proximity to an opening formed between a top plate and the floor surface, the top plate engaged upon the floor surface around a periphery thereof forming a cavity between the top plate and the floor surface, with the opening along an edge thereof into the cavity, agitating at least one element of the mop against at least one protrusion extending from the top plate into the opening; and drawing air and contents of the cavity through a conduit into an outlet of an in-wall wall vacuum system.

Provided is a vacuum attachment for picking up an object. The vacuum attachment in embodiments comprises a hollow body with open ends including an intake end as well as a vacuum-side end. The vacuum-side end is sized and configured to removably attach to an intake port of a vacuum source. A channel is formed within the hollow body and extends along a longitudinal axis of the hollow body from the vacuum-side end to the intake end. A filter is disposed within the channel, transverse to the longitudinal axis of the hollow body, and adjacent to, but offset from, the intake end of the hollow body so as to form a lip surrounding the filter. The filter is fixedly attached to an inner surface of the hollow body. In some embodiments, the filter is configured to pass solid particulates but to block objects larger than solid particulates.

A fan blade cleaning assembly for cleaning a ceiling fan blade includes a sleeve that is elongated for sliding onto a ceiling fan blade. A plurality of brushes is each coupled to the sleeve and each of the brushes is positioned within the sleeve. In this way each of the brushes can clean the ceiling fan blade when the sleeve is slid thereon. Moreover, the plurality of brushes is strategically positioned to clean a top surface and a bottom surface of the ceiling fan blade. A hose is fluidly coupled to the sleeve and the hose can be fluidly coupled to a vacuum source to facilitate the vacuum source to remove the dust and debris from the sleeve.

The ceiling fan blade cleaning vacuum attachment may comprise a housing, an upper brush, a lower brush, and a pneumatic brush motor. The ceiling fan blade cleaning vacuum attachment may clean an individual blade selected from a plurality of blades of a ceiling fan. A vacuum hose coupled to a vacuum cleaner may be separably couple to a neck of the housing. The individual blade may be inserted into a blade slot of the housing. Suction generated by the vacuum cleaner may draw air through the blade slot and through the neck of the housing. The air may turn a turbine rotor of the pneumatic brush motor, which may drive the upper brush and the lower brush 256 to sweep the individual blade.

A vacuum tool configured to be removably coupled to hose or wand of a vacuum includes a body including a first end, a second end, and a first longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The vacuum tool also includes a head coupled to the first end of the body, a connection portion coupled to the second end of the body and configured to couple the body to a hose or wand of a vacuum cleaner, and a brush coupled to the head. The brush includes an elongate support defining a second axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body and configured to couple the brush to the head, and a plurality of bristles positioned on the elongate support.

A suction accessory device is provided, for the connection with a suction apparatus or vacuum cleaner, for the collection of waste in places of difficult access and/or in delicate objects. The suction accessory device comprises a flexible and lightweight hose. At one end, the hose includes a reducing coupling adapter terminal for connecting to a vacuum cleaner or suction device. At the opposite end, the hose includes a nozzle connection terminal that is coupled to a first end of a flexible or rigid, handle or brush tube. At a second end of the brush tube, the brush tube includes a head connection terminal which connects to interchangeable suction heads or nozzles.

An assembly for the suction of dust generated by the friction of an end of a brush on a collector at a contact surface, including at least one suction device and a brush/brush holder assembly, the suction device defines an inner opening to receive the end of the assembly and allow a gaseous passage between the brush/brush holder assembly and the suction device. A gaseous chamber is defined by a tubular wall and extending according to a plane to form a closed ring, the ring defining the inner opening. A collection opening extends longitudinally over a part of the tubular wall intended to face the collector, the collection opening bordered by at least one lip extending from the gaseous chamber in the direction of the inner opening to form a narrow corridor.