MXPA00001034A - Removable hose and tool caddy for a vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A hose and tool caddy 70 is removably attached to an upright vacuum cleaner 20. The hose and tool caddy 70 includes a base (72, fig. 6) and a guide member (74, Fig. 6) which is slidably received in a track member (150, Fig. 11) in a side wall of the vacumm cleaner 20, so as to mount the caddy 70. The base (72, Fig. 6) of the caddy 70 is formed with a looped channel (88, Fig. 2) for receiving the hose, a pair of resilient C-clamps (140, 142, Fig. 2) for supporting the dusting brush 56 and furniture nozzle 58 and a vertically extending channel (96, Fig. 2) for receiving the extension wand 60 and a crevice tool 62. The hose and tool caddy 70 also has a hook (122, Fig. 2) to aid in removing and securing the caddy 70 to the vacuum cleaner 20, and to hang the caddy 70 when not in use.

Description

SEPARABLE HOSE AND VACUUM TOOL CARTRIDGE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The invention is concerned with vacuum cleaners. In particular, the invention is concerned with a vacuum hose and tool storage. Still more particularly, the invention is concerned with a hose cart and tools that can be easily mounted on or removed from a manual vacuum.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION It is well known that vacuum cleaners commonly fall into one of several categories including rolling vacuum cleaners, manual vacuum cleaners and portable vacuum cleaners. It is generally appreciated that manual vacuum cleaners provide care for the upper floor. It has been generally appreciated that rolling vacuum cleaners provide a certain degree of flexibility in use, accommodate floor care and cleanliness above the floor. It is appreciated that portable vacuum cleaners provide rapid cleaning of floor surfaces and the like and are appreciated for their easy storage and easy availability. To increase the popularity of manual vacuum cleaners and eliminate the belief that manual vacuum cleaners REF .: 32319 could only be used for floor care or were difficult to change from floor care to above ground cleaning, valve arrangements, such as that shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,134,750 assigned to a common assignee, were provided to manual vacuum cleaners. These valve arrangements allowed manual vacuum cleaners to be easily changed between floor care and floor cleaning modes. However, the cleaning mode above the floor commonly requires an accessory hose and accessory tools such as a corner nozzle, brush - duster, upholstery nozzle and extension tube. The problem with the inclusion of valve arrangements in manual vacuum cleaners was then the storage of the hose and accessory tools. Commonly, the hose and tools were stored in a cabinet or drawer and were not readily available when the vacuum was in use. Thus, an on-board hose and tool storage device, such as a tool trolley or a tool storage compartment, were developed to allow hoses and accessory tools to be stored directly in manual vacuum cleaners. Examples of on-board hose and tool storage devices are shown in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,137,156, 5,233,722, 5,247,719, 5,303,447 and 5,331,714 assigned to a common assignee. Although it is conventional to have the hose and accessory tools mounted directly on manual vacuum cleaners, there may be instances where vertical vacuum cleaners are only used in the floor care mode. In such a case, it may be undesirable to include the extra weight of the hose, accessory tools and tool cart in the vacuum cleaner. Accordingly, there is a need for a cart or trolley for hose and tools that can be mounted on a manual vacuum that allows access to the hose and accessory tools for cleaning above the floor or that can be easily removed from the vacuum cleaner when the manual vacuum cleaner is only used for floor care.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The objects of the invention include the provision of an improved cart for hose and tools, capable of storing a hose of the vacuum cleaner and / or accessory tools of a vacuum cleaner. An additional goal is to provide such a hose and tool cart that can be mounted on a hand-held vacuum that provides convenient access to the hose and accessory tools for above-floor cleaning. Another goal is to provide such Hose cart and tools that can be easily removed from the hand vacuum when the hand vacuum is used only for floor care. An additional goal is still to provide such a hose cart and tools that can be easily stored when the hose cart and tools are removed from the hand vacuum. An additional goal is to provide such a hose and tool cart that reduces the weight of the hand vacuum when the hose and tool cart is removed from it. These and other objects will be readily apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In carrying out the invention in a form thereof, these objectives and advantages are obtained by providing a manual vacuum that has a box and a detachable cart that can be assembled or removed from the manual vacuum to store accessories of the vacuum cleaner, the detachable cart includes a base that is removably mounted to the manual vacuum cleaner, a connector on the base to detachably mount the base on the manual vacuum cleaner and an accessories retainer formed on the base to store the accessories of the vacuum cleaner.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The preferred embodiment of the invention, illustrative of the best mode in which the applicant has contemplated the application of the principles is illustrated in the following description and is shown in the drawings and is claimed particularly and distinctly and summarized in the drawings. attached claims. Figure 1 is a right side elevation view showing a manual vacuum and cart for hose and tools attached thereto; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the hose and tool cart of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a rear view of the hose cart and tools of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a right side elevation view of the hose and tool cart of Figure 3; Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the hose and tool cart of Figure 4; Figure 6 is a left side elevation view of the hose and tool cart of Figure 5 showing an exploded guide element therefrom; Figure 7 is a front elevational view of the guide element of Figure 6; Figure 8 is a view in right lateral elevation of the guide element of Figure 7; Figure 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 of Figure 8; Fig. 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of the manual vacuum box of Fig. 1, showing a recessed area formed in the left rear portion thereof; Figure 11 is a perspective view of a slide element that is received within the recessed area of the box; Fig. 12 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Fig. 10, showing the slider element mounted within the recessed area; and Figure 13 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 13-13; Similar reference numbers refer to similar parts in all the drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITY A manual vacuum cleaner is shown in Figure 1 and is indicated generally with the number 20. The manual vacuum cleaner 20 includes a leg 22 and an upper case assembly 24 rotatably attached to the leg 22. The leg 22 is similar to those known in the art and includes a nozzle opening 26 for receiving an air stream loaded with refuse and a stirrer 28 for agitating and loosening dust and debris from a floor surface when the manual vacuum cleaner 20 is located in the floor care mode. The leg 22 further includes a pair of front wheels or front wheels 30 rotatably mounted on a wheeled cart (not shown) and a pair of rear wheels or rear wheels 32. A height adjustment knob 34 is positioned on the leg 22 to adjust the height of the opening 26 for the nozzle in relation to the floor surface. Leg 22 is formed with a curved bottom surface 36 that receives a motor-fan housing (not shown). The motor-fan housing houses a motor-fan assembly or assembly (not shown) that it creates. the suction needed to remove loosened dust and debris from the floor surface. The fan assembly or assembly is attached to the upper case assembly or assembly 24 via a conduit 38 for waste or dust. The upper case assembly 24 houses a vacuum cleaner filter bag (not shown) for receiving and filtering the air stream charged with garbage that is created by the motor-fan assembly or assembly and which is transported to the filter bag at through conduit 38 for garbage. The upper case assembly or assembly 24 includes a back box 40 which forms the filter cavity for receiving the filter bag, a door 42 enclosing the cavity and which is formed with a plurality of exhaust slots 44 and an upper handle 46 which extends upwardly from the rear case 40 and which is formed with an angular holding grip 48 rearwardly. The manual vacuum 20 can be used in either a floor care mode, whereby the suction of the motor-fan assembly is directed to the opening 26 for the nozzle or a cleaning mode above the floor, where the suction is directed to an opening of the accessory tool (not shown). The opening for the accessory tool receives a proximal end 50 of an accessory hose 52. The hose 52 includes a distal end 54 that receives the tubular end of one of a plurality of accessory tools for use in cleaning above the floor. Accessory tools are shown in Figure 1 and include a brush-duster 56, a nozzle 58 for upholstery, an extension tube 60 and a corner nozzle 62 stored inside the tube 60. The brush-duster 56 and nozzle for upholstery 58 include a tapered tubular end for insertion either into the distal end 54 of the hose 52 or tube 60. In the illustrated preferred form of the present invention, the hose 52 and accessory tools 56, 58, 60 and 62 are stored in a cart 70 for hose and tools. The cart 70 for hose and tools is shown in detail in Figures 2-6 and generally includes a base 72 and a guide element 74 (Figure 6) removably mounting the cart 70 for hose and tools in the manual vacuum cleaner 20. With the reference point behind the vacuum 20, the base 72 includes a right side or external surface 76 (figures 2 and 4), a left side or internal surface 78 (figures 5 and 6), a front or front part 80 (figure 5), a rear or rear part 82 (figure 3), an inwardly curved upper part 84 (figures 2-5) and a lower cover 86 extending outwardly. The outer surface 76 of the base 72 is formed with a curved channel 88 (Figures 2 and 4) to receive the hose 52 in a curved configuration. The curved channel 88 is generally U-shaped in cross section and includes a vertical front section 90 that extends adjacent the front portion 80 of the base 72, a curved upper section 92 that curves around the curved top toward in 84 of the base 72 and a vertical rear portion extending adjacent the rear 82 of the base 72. A vertically extending channel 96, having a generally U-shaped cross section, is formed between the front sections and 90 and 94 respectively of the curved channel 88 to receive the combination of the extension tube 60 and the corner die 62. A pair of tabs 98 extend inward from opposite sides of the vertical channel to frictionally retain the corner / tube combination. in the base 72. The vertical channel 96 is formed with an upper recess or recess 100 curved inward to receive the fingers of the user during the removal of the comb tube / nozzle extension of its coupling with the tabs 98. The bottom cover 86 is generally L-shaped and extends outwardly from the bottom of the base 72 (figures 2 and 4). The cover 86 includes a raised rear section 102 and a lower front section 104. The rear section 102 is formed with an upper opening 106 for receiving the proximal end 50 of the hose 52. The front section 104 is formed with a pair of circular holes. 108 and 110 to receive the end of the extension tube 60 and the distal end 54 of the hose 52 respectively. The cover 86 includes a front wall 112, a rear wall 114 and an external side wall 116 that is formed with a rectangular opening 118. In the preferred embodiment shown of the invention, the upper portion 84 of the base 72 is curved inwardly (FIG. 3 and 5) to follow the curved contour of the back box 40 of the manual vacuum 20. A side wall 120 of generally triangular shape 120 (figures 2 and 4) extends vertically upwards from the top 84 and tapers to a hook 122 in the general form of C. The hook 122 can be used as a handle to hold and remove the cart 70 for the hose and tools of the manual vacuum 20 and can be used to hang the cart 70 for the hose and tools in a wardrobe bar, door knob or the like when the cart 70 for hose and tools is in the separate position. The base 72 includes a front wall 130 (FIG. 5) formed on the front portion 80 thereof and a rear wall 132 (FIG. 3) formed on the rear portion thereof. The front wall 130 extends outwards to form an outer wall to the front 90 of the curved channel 88 and extends inwardly to form a rim 134 on the inner surface 78 of the base 72. The rear wall 122 extends inwardly. from the edge of the rear 94 of the curved channel 88. The flange 134 and the rear wall 134 curve inwardly along the edge of the upper portion 84 to form the front and rear walls of the hook 122. A pair of spacers 136 (figures 5 and 6) are formed on the inner surface 78 of the base 72 to maintain a spaced relationship between the base 72 and the right side of the back case 40. A pair of resilient C-shaped clamps 140 and 142 ( Figures 2 and 3) are integrally formed with and extend rearwardly of the rear wall 132 to frictionally retain the brush-feather 56 and nozzle 58 for upholstery 58 respectively. Each clamp 140 and 142 includes a pair of opposing protrusions 144 extending outwardly and a pair of opposed ribs 146 which are positioned at the outer ends of the C-shaped clamps 140 and 142. The protuberances 144 and ribs 146 are they contact the tubular ends of the accessory tools to frictionally retain the tools within the C-shaped clamps 140 and 142, as shown in FIG. 1. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base 72 of FIG. Cart 70 for the hose and tools is retained on the manual vacuum 20 by means of the guide element 74 (figures 6 - 9) which is slidably received inside a slide element 150 (figures 11 - 13). The guide element 74 is attached to the inner surface 78 of the base 72 between the rear wall 132 and a support wall 152 (FIG. 6) extending inwardly from the inner surface 78. The guide element 74 is formed with a first wall 158 (FIG. 9) that sits between the rear wall 132 and the support wall 152 and is connected to the inner surface 78, a second wall 160 that extends outwardly from the first wall 158 and which is juxtaposed with the support wall 152 and a third wall 162 extending outwardly from the second wall 160. The first wall 158 and the third wall 162 extend at an angle of 90 degrees to and in opposite directions from the second wall 160. The second wall 160 tapers slightly to a bottom 163 (figure 8) thereof. A plurality of triangular fillets 164 extend between the first wall 158 and the second wall 160 to reinforce the guide element 74, the upper fillet 164 forms an upper wall 166 of the guide element 74. A plurality of smaller fillets (not shown) ) can be extended between the second wall 160 and the third wall 162 to further strengthen the guide element 174. A connecting wall 170 is formed integrally with the outer end of the third wall 162 and extends at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. to the same. The connection wall 170 is formed with opposite external free side edges 171 (figures 8 and 9). A screw shank 172 (FIG. 8) extends upwardly from the top wall 166 and is formed with a circular hole 174. A circular protrusion 176 extends outwardly from the first wall 158 and is attached to the side thereof to the side thereof. second wall 160. Pin 172 and protrusion 176 align with a pair of protrusions 178 and 180 (Figure 6) respectively of inner surface 78 of base 72 and receive a fastener such as a screw or the like for joining the element guide 74 to the base 72. A pair of slotted openings 182 (FIG. 8) are formed in the corner between the first wall 158 and the second wall 160 of the guide element 74 to receive a pair of tongues 184 with barbs, which extend outwardly from the internal surface 78 (FIG. 6) of the base 72. The tongues 184 with tines 184 snap fit with a raised retaining surface 186 surrounding the portion of the slotted openings 182 formed in the first. wall 158. The barbed tabs 184 cooperate with the fasteners of the pin 172 and the protrusion 176 for attaching the guide element 74 to the base 72. A cam ramp 190 (FIG. 8) is formed on the third wall 162 adjacent to the the connecting wall 170 for providing a snap fit between the guide element 74 and the slide member 150, as described in more detail below. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the box 40 is formed with an elongated recess 200 or recess 200 extending vertically (Figure 10) at the rear right corner thereof. The recess 200 receives the slide member 150 as shown in FIG. 12 and is described later herein. The slide element 150 is shown in Figure 11 and is a one-piece elongated element having a rear wall 204, a right side wall 206, a left side wall 208, an upper wall 210 and a lower wall 212. An opening groove 214 is formed in the back wall 204 by a pair of inwardly spaced, inwardly spaced edge walls 215. The slotted opening 214 includes an upper section 216 having an open upper portion 217 and tapering inward toward a lower section. 218. The rear wall 204 is angularly inward from the left side wall 208 to the right side wall 206 allowing the slide member 150 to conform to the angular contour of the rear case 40 (Figure 12). A countersunk screw boss 220 (FIG. 11) is formed on the rear wall 204 adjacent the left side wall 208 and is formed with a circular hole 222. A retaining lip 224 extends upwardly from the top wall 210 of the driver element. 150 and includes a tongue 226 with barbs extending into it. A fillet 227 extends between the upper wall 210 and the retaining flange 224. A second tab 228 with barbs extends outward from the right side wall 206. A tab (not shown) extends downwardly from the lower wall 212 for retaining the bottom of the slide element 150 within the recess 200, as described hereinafter. The rear case 40 is formed with an outwardly extending elongate cam 240 (FIG. 10) positioned within the recess 200. The cam 240 is generally triangular in shape, with the outer edge thereof forming a cam surface 242. prominence 244 is formed within the recess 200 and is countersunk within the rear case 40 to receive the prominence 220 of the slide member 150. An indented area 246 is formed in the rear case 40 that is slightly deeper than the recess 200 A rectangular opening 248 is formed in the back case 40 within the indented area 246. A second rectangular opening 250 is formed in the back case 40 adjacent the right side wall of the recess 200. A pair of posts 252 extend toward outside from within the recess or recess 200 and are positioned either on one side or the other of the second rectangular opening 250. A slotted opening 254 is formed in the back box at the bottom of the hollow 200. The slider member 150 is mounted within the recess 200 of the rear case 40 by inserting the lower tab of the slide member 150 into the lower slotted opening 254. The right wall 206 extends between the posts 252 and the right side wall of the recess or recess 200. The barbed tab 228 of the slider member 150 is received within the aperture 250 and is pressed into it. The retaining flange 224 is positioned within the indented area 246 and the barbed tongue 226 of the retaining flange 224 snaps into the opening 248. A fastener, such as a screw 256, is inserted into the hole 222 of the protrusion 220 and engages with the protrusion 244 of the back box 40. With the retaining flange 224 seated within the indented area 246, the upper handle 46 of the vacuum cleaner The manual 20 is mounted to the rear case 40 to trap the retaining flange in place. The upper handle 46, the barbed tabs 226 and 228, the lower post and screw 256 all cooperate to retain the slide member 150 within the recess 200. The slide member 150 encloses the recess 200 to form a chamber internal 260. With the sliding element 150 attached to the back box 40 and the guide element 74 attached to the base 72, the cart 70 for hose and tools can be detachably mounted on the manual vacuum 20. The tool cart is held by the upper hook 122 and raised above the rear case 40 until the connecting wall 170 is vertically aligned with the upper opening 217 of the upper section 216 of the slotted opening 214. The third wall 162 of the guide element 74 slides within the slotted opening 214 with the outer edges 170 of the connecting wall 170 retained against the inner surface of the rear wall 204 within the chamber 26 0. As the connecting wall 170 is inserted into the chamber 260, the connecting wall will be adjusted against the camming surface 242 of the cam 240. As the connecting wall 170 approaches the bottom of the opening slot 214, the cam ramp 190 comes into contact with the wall of the left edge 215. The cam ramp pushes the guide element 74 and thus the cart for the hose and tools outwards. This outward force causes the connecting wall 170 to interface with the inner surface of the edge wall 215 creating a snap fit between the guide element 74 and the slide element 150. The spacers 136 are joined to the side wall right of the back box 40 to maintain a spaced distance equally between the hose and tool cart 70 and the back box 40 and prevent twisting of the tool cart in relation to the back box. The hose and tool cart 70 can be easily separated from the manual vacuum 20 by simply holding the hook 122 and applying a vertical force upwards. The guide element 74 will slide inside the slide element 150 until the guide element separates from the slide element and clears the top opening 217. The hose and tool cart 70 can be hung on a cabinet bar, knob door or the like for storage when the tool cart is in the separated position. It will be understood that although in the preferred embodiment the cart 70 for the hose and tools is shown attached to an upright having a bag and a hard bag case enclosed by a bag door, the vacuum 20 could consist of a bagless vacuum cleaner. or a soft bag vacuum cleaner without affecting the concept of the invention. It will also be understood that the slotted opening 214 can be formed directly in the back case 40 and that the guide element 74 can be integrally molded with the base 72 without affecting the concept of the invention. Thus, the improved, separable cart for hose and vacuum cleaner tools is simplified, providing an effective, inexpensive and efficient device that achieves all the objectives listed. While a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described herein, it should be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous modifications can be made therein without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is proposed by the appended claims to cover all modifications comprised in the spirit and scope of the invention. It is noted that, in relation to this date, the best method known by the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention, is the conventional one for the manufacture of the objects to which it relates.

Claims (34)

1. CLAIMS Having described the invention as above, it is claimed as property, contained in the following claims: 1. In combination, a manual vacuum cleaner and an accessory cart removably mounted to the hand vacuum to receive accessories of the vacuum cleaner, such as a hose and tools, the manual vacuum has a box for the bag and an upper handle portion, the bag box is formed with a vertically extending side wall and an upper wall, the accessory cart includes a base, a connector for removably mount the base on the side wall of the manual vacuum cleaner and an accessory retainer formed on the base to store the accessories of the manual vacuum cleaner. The combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the base includes an internal surface, an external surface, an upper part, a front part and a rear part. 3. The combination according to claim 2, characterized in that the internal surface of the base extends adjacent to the vertically extending side wall of the manual vacuum cleaner. 4. The combination according to claim 2, characterized in that the handle extends upwards from the top of the base. The combination according to claim 2, characterized in that the accessory retainer includes a generally U-shaped channel formed in the external surface of the base to receive the hose. The combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the attachment retainer includes a resilient clip extending outwardly from the rear of the base. 7. The combination according to claim 6, characterized in that the clamp is generally of C to releasably engage with a tubular end of the tools. 8. In combination, a manual vacuum that has a box and a detachable cart that can be mounted on and removed from the box to store accessories of the vacuum cleaner in the manual vacuum, the detachable cart includes a base that removably mounts to box; a connector on the base to removably mount the base on the box and an accessory retainer formed on the base to store the accessories of the vacuum cleaner. 9. The combination according to claim 8, characterized in that the box includes a slide element. The combination according to claim 9, characterized in that the connector includes a guide element that is slidably received inside the slide element to removably mount the tool cart to the box. The combination according to claim 10, characterized in that the slide element extends vertically on the vacuum box; the guide element is formed vertically on the base of the cart and the slide element and guide element cooperate to vertically mount the cart to the vacuum box. The combination according to claim 10, characterized in that the slide element is formed with a slotted opening. The combination according to claim 12, characterized in that the guide element is formed with a retaining flange which is slidably received within the slotted opening of the slide element. The combination according to claim 13, characterized in that a cam surface is formed within the slotted opening of the guide element and the guide element is adjusted against the cam surface as the guide element is received from sliding way inside the sliding element. 15. The combination according to claim 14, characterized in that the vacuum box is formed with a recess or recess and in which the slide element is positioned within the recess or recess. 16. The combination according to claim 8, characterized in that the accessory retainer retains a resilient clamp for removably retaining vacuum cleaner accessories that include at least one of a brush-duster and a nozzle for upholstery. 17. The combination of. according to claim 1, characterized in that the accessory retainer includes a vertically extending channel formed in the base for releasably retaining vacuum cleaner attachments in which at least one of an extension tube and a corner nozzle is included. The combination according to claim 8, characterized in that the accessory retainer includes a curved channel having a generally C-shaped cross section to releasably retain an accessory hose of the vacuum cleaner. 19. The combination according to claim 8, characterized in that it also includes a handle extending from the base. 20. The combination according to claim 19, characterized in that the handle includes a hook for hanging the tool cart when it is removed from the box. 21. In combination, a hand vacuum cleaner having a housing assembly including a housing formed with a dust collector receptacle and a handle extending upwardly from the box and a cart detachably mounted on the housing for storing accessories the vacuum cleaner, the cart includes a base removably mounted to the box; a connector on the base for releasably mounting the base on the box and an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum accessories on the cart. 22. In combination, a cleaning device having a manual box assembly including a housing for supporting a receptacle and a handle extending upwardly from the housing and a cart detachably mounted on the housing for storing cleaning accessories, the cart includes a base removably mounted to the box; a connector on the base for releasably mounting the base on the box and an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the cleaning accessories on the cart. 23. The combination according to claim 22, characterized in that the box includes a slide element. 24. The combination according to claim 23, characterized in that the connector includes a guide element that is slidably received inside the slide element to removably mount the tool cart to the box. 25. The combination according to claim 24, characterized in that the slide element extends vertically on the vacuum box; in which the guide element is formed vertically on the base of the cart and in that the slide element and guide element cooperate to vertically mount the cart to the vacuum box. 26. The combination according to claim 24, characterized in that the slide element is formed with a slotted opening. 27. The combination according to claim 26, characterized in that the guide element is formed with a retaining flange that is slidably received within the slotted opening of the slide member. 28. The combination according to claim 27, characterized in that the cam surface is formed within the slotted opening of the slide member and because the guide element fits against the cam surface as the guide element is received in a manner Sliding inside the sliding element. 29. The combination according to claim 28, characterized in that the vacuum box is formed with a recess or recess and in that the slide element is positioned within the recess or recess. 30. The combination according to claim 22, wherein the retainer clip includes a resilient fittings for releasably retaining cleaning tools, cleaning tools include at least one of a h - duster and upholstery nozzle . The combination according to claim 22, characterized in that the accessory retainer includes a vertically extending channel formed in the base for releasably retaining the cleaning accessories, the cleaning accessories include at least one of a tube of extension and an ingot nozzle. 32. The combination according to claim 22, characterized in that the accessory retainer includes a curved channel having a generally C-shaped cross-section for releasably retaining an accessory hose. 33. The combination according to claim 22, characterized in that it also includes a handle -which extends from the base. 34. The combination according to claim 33, characterized in that the handle includes a hook for hanging the tool cart when the tool cart is removed from the box. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A hose and tool cart is described which is mounted to a manual vacuum. The hose and tool cart stores the vacuum hose and accessory tools, such as a brush - duster, upholstery nozzle, extension tube and corner tool, which are used for floor cleaning. When the manual vacuum is used for floor care, the hose cart and tools can be removed from the manual vacuum and hung. The tool cart and hose includes a base and a guide element. The base is formed with a curved channel to receive the hose, a pair of resilient C-shaped clamps to support the brush-duster and upholstery nozzle and a channel that extends. vertically to receive the extension tube with the corner nozzle stored therein. The manual vacuum includes a sliding element for slidably receiving the guide element when the hose cart and tools is mounted to the manual vacuum. The base includes a hook that extends upwards to hold the cart for the hose and tools when it is mounted on or removed from the manual vacuum. The hook is used to hang the cart for the hose and tools in a cabinet bar, door handle or the like.