ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,000, issued on Jan. 27.

"Vacuum hose handle device" was invented by Rick LaPorte (Southington, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to the field of vacuums. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vacuum hose handle device that is primarily comprised of a body and at least one handle. The device is specifically designed for use with a vacuum and attaches to a vacuum hose at a first end and a vacuum attachment at a second end. In one embodiment, the handle may be fixed to the body. In another embodiment, the handle may be attached to the body via at least one fastener. In the prefe...