Patents by Inventor Jerry W. Rands

Jerry W. Rands has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5184371
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner accessory to be attached to a vacuum cleaner by means of a vacuum cleaner hose. In a first operative configuration, the accessory is designed to facilitate vacuuming of spaces that are accessible from any given direction. An upper tube member (20) is operatively connected at its upper end (22) to a vacuum cleaner hose (10), and at its lower end (23) to an elongate lower tube member (30). The elongate lower tube member (30) has a remote end (31) that defines a contoured intake opening (33) through which air, dust, water, and/or debris are suctioned. In a second operative configuration, the accessory is designed primarily to access floor level horizontally accessible spaces. A transverse sweeper member 60, which includes a downwardly facing transverse intake opening 66, is operatively connected to the remote end (31) of the lower tube member (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: North Country Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry W. Rands