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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Darrell W. Hinklin, Excelsior, MN (US);
David J. Martin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Darrell W. Hinklin, Excelsior, MN (US);
David J. Martin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A convertible blower/vacuum for selectively blowing or vacuuming debris. The blower/vacuum may include a housing to which a blower/vacuum tube is coupled. The tube may be movable, relative to the housing, to allow a primary passageway of the tube to selectively communicate with either an air inlet of the housing or an air outlet. The blower/vacuum may further include a vacuum receptacle having an opening that selectively communicates with the air outlet when the passageway of the tube communicates with the air inlet.