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The present invention (High Place Vacuum Cleaner) relates generally to vacuum cleaners and, more specifically to a simple attachment for a vacuum cleaner so that the operator may reach high places with ease. The attachment is a wand with an elongated bent handle and a tool, which has a rotatable con

The present invention (High Place Vacuum Cleaner) relates generally to vacuum cleaners and, more specifically to a simple attachment for a vacuum cleaner so that the operator may reach high places with ease. The attachment is a wand with an elongated bent handle and a tool, which has a rotatable connection to the handle. The wand may have an adaptor so that the handle can be connected to the hose of a wet/dry vacuum cleaner. The wand may have an adaptor so that the handle can be connected to the hose of a wet/dry vacuum cleaner for dirty outside work. The wand with or without extender(s) may be utilized to clean ceiling fan housing and blades, high windows, light fixtures, high ceilings, air conditioner registers, as well as outside windows, eaves of a home, underside of elevated decks, etc. The present invention is also operable in both push or pull directions of motion. The tool has a brush to dislodge dust and other material while drawing suction from both sides of the brush while it is being utilized in a cleaning action. Additionally the present invention is adaptable and lockable to existing vacuum lines and allows for an extended reach for the user.

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1. A wand for attachment to a vacuum cleaner, the wand comprising: an elongated bent handle having a first end and a second end;said first end having locking buttons for attachment to a vacuum cleaner hose extending from said vacuum cleaner for obtaining access to suction;a tool comprising a base ha

1. A wand for attachment to a vacuum cleaner, the wand comprising: an elongated bent handle having a first end and a second end;said first end having locking buttons for attachment to a vacuum cleaner hose extending from said vacuum cleaner for obtaining access to suction;a tool comprising a base having an elongated housing with an elongated opening containing a brush extending along a full length of said housing;a tubular extension having a proximal end extending from an attachment on a closed side of said housing, said attachment being offset from a center of said base so that said attachment is closer longitudinally to one end of said housing than an opposite end of said housing;said tubular extension having a right angled bend with a distal portion of said tubular extension being coextensive with and spaced from a central longitudinal axis of said housing, a distal end of said tubular extension extending past an end of said elongated housing;a tool connector joining the second end of said elongated bent handle and the distal end of said tubular extension; andsaid tool connector allowing rotation of said tool with respect to said elongated bent handle and said connector having stop four positions in said rotation, as follows: a) a first position in which said opening into said housing with brush exposed facing downwardly for cleaning top surfaces of ceiling fan blades, furniture and any other horizontal surfaces where dust and dirt accumulates;b) second and fourth positions which allow a user to run the brush along vertical surfaces such as vertically mounted grills, walls, door jams, window jams, vertical surfaces of furniture or any other surfaces where dust and dirt may accumulate; andc) a third position for reaching bottom surfaces of ceiling fan blades, and other bottom horizontal surfaces where dust and dirt may accumulate. 2. The wand of claim 1, wherein said distal end of said tubular extension has mounted therein spring loaded locking balls corresponding to said four positions, the tool connector having at least two through holes for receiving said spring loaded balls. 3. The wand of claim 2, wherein the plurality of spring-loaded balls is at least four. 4. The wand of claim 3, wherein the four spring loaded balls are equally spaced apart at 90 degrees apart from each other. 5. The wand of claim 4, wherein the tool connector has exactly two holes to accommodate spring loaded balls and has a release mechanism for engaging spring loaded balls to allow said tubular extension of said tool to move from one stop position to another stop position. 6. The wand of claim 5, wherein the handle and the tool are made of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, steel, metal, plastic, polyethylene, polypropylene, or fiber reinforced plastic. 7. The wand of claim 6, wherein at least one adaptor is provided to connect the wand to a wet/dry vacuum. 8. The wand of claim 6, wherein a plurality of adaptors is provided where each adaptor is capable of connecting the wand to a different vacuum. 9. The wand of claim 5, wherein a attachment being offset from a center of said base so that said attachment is closer longitudinally to one end of said housing than an opposite end of said housing proximal portion of said tubular extension attached to said housing has a length which is shorter than the length of said distal portion.