US Patent 9138113 Blower/vacuum device

A hand held blower/vacuum device includes an impeller mounted in a scroll housing and a handle by which the device may be suspended and which is rotatably mounted to turn between vacuum and blower positions. In both of the blower and vacuum positions a longitudinal axis of the grip generally lies in an upright plane that passes through a center of gravity of the device, and the grip is disposed above the center of gravity, such that the device hangs below the grip in different balanced orientations in the blower and vacuum positions.