Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Tool Comprising a Vacuum Driven Motorized Brush

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner device comprises a main body, a brush device, and a vacuum driven motor. The main body has a primary vacuum inlet, a secondary vacuum inlet, and a vacuum outlet. The secondary vacuum inlet is operatively connected to the vacuum outlet. The brush device is configured and adapted to reciprocate relative to the main body. The vacuum driven motor is adapted and configured to be rotationally driven by air passing through the secondary vacuum inlet to the vacuum outlet. The vacuum driven motor is operatively connected to the brush device in a manner such that rotation of vacuum driven motor causes the brush device to reciprocate relative to the main body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vacuum cleaner device comprising:
 a main body, the main body having a primary vacuum inlet, a secondary vacuum inlet, and a vacuum outlet, the secondary vacuum inlet being operatively connected to the vacuum outlet;   a brush device, the brush device being configured and adapted to reciprocate relative to the main body;   a vacuum driven motor, the vacuum driven motor being adapted and configured to be rotationally driven by air passing through the secondary vacuum inlet to the vacuum outlet, the vacuum driven motor being operatively connected to the brush device in a manner such that rotation of the vacuum driven motor causes the brush device to reciprocate relative to the main body.   
     
     
         2 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the brush device is configured and adapted to pivotally reciprocate. 
     
     
         3 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 1  further comprising a flexible hose having a vacuum passageway that is adapted and configured to operatively connect the vacuum outlet and the primary vacuum inlet to a vacuum source. 
     
     
         4 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 3  further comprising a valve gate that is moveable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body, the valve gate allowing more air to flow through the primary vacuum inlet and into the vacuum passageway of the flexible hose than through the secondary vacuum inlet and into the fluid passageway of the flexible hose when the valve gate is in the first position, the valve gate allowing more air to flow through the secondary vacuum inlet and into the fluid passageway of the flexible hose than through the primary vacuum inlet and into the fluid passageway of the flexible hose when the valve gate is in the second position. 
     
     
         5 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 4  wherein the valve gate operatively disconnects the primary vacuum inlet from the fluid passageway of the flexible hose when the valve gate is in the second position. 
     
     
         6 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 5  wherein the valve gate operatively disconnects the secondary vacuum inlet from the fluid passageway of the flexible hose when the valve gate is in the first position. 
     
     
         7 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the primary vacuum inlet is operatively connected to the vacuum outlet. 
     
     
         8 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 1  comprising a geared transmission, the geared transmission operatively connecting the vacuum driven motor to the brush device. 
     
     
         9 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 8  wherein the geared transmission comprises a plurality of operatively connected toothed gears. 
     
     
         10 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 1  further comprising a liquid sprayer and a spray trigger, the spray trigger being operatively connected to the liquid sprayer in a manner such that the spray trigger can control whether or not liquid is sprayed from the liquid sprayer. 
     
     
         11 . A vacuum cleaner device comprising:
 a main body, the main body having a primary vacuum inlet, a secondary vacuum inlet, and a vacuum outlet, the secondary vacuum inlet being operatively connected to the vacuum outlet;   a brush device, the brush device being configured and adapted to move relative to the main body;   a vacuum driven motor, the vacuum driven motor being adapted and configured to be driven by air passing through the secondary vacuum inlet to the vacuum outlet, the vacuum driven motor being operatively connected to the brush device in a manner such that the vacuum driven motor causes the brush device to move relative to the main body when the vacuum driven motor is driven;   a valve gate moveable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body, the valve gate allowing more air to flow through the primary vacuum inlet than through the secondary vacuum inlet when the valve gate is in the first position, the valve gate allowing more air to flow through the secondary vacuum inlet than through the primary vacuum inlet when the valve gate is in the second position.   
     
     
         12 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 11  wherein the valve gate operatively disconnects the secondary vacuum inlet from the vacuum outlet when the valve gate is in the first position. 
     
     
         13 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 12  wherein the primary vacuum inlet is operatively connected to the vacuum outlet and the valve gate operatively disconnects the primary vacuum inlet from the vacuum outlet when the valve gate is in the second position. 
     
     
         14 . A vacuum cleaner device in accordance with  claim 11  further comprising a liquid sprayer and a spray trigger, the spray trigger being operatively connected to the liquid sprayer in a manner such that the spray trigger can control whether or not liquid is sprayed from the liquid sprayer.