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1. A hand held blower/vacuum device comprising:
an impeller having an impeller axis; a motor for rotating the impeller; a body for supporting the motor and impeller, the body including a scroll housing for enclosing the impeller; an air inlet in the scroll housing that is aligned axially; an air outlet in the scroll housing, and a handle having an elongate grip, the handle being rotatably connected to the body to turn between at least two positions, a blower position for operation in a blower mode in which the air inlet is generally horizontal and the air outlet is generally inclined at a downward angle, and a vacuum position for operation in a vacuum mode in which the air inlet is generally inclined at a downward angle, wherein in both of the blower and vacuum positions a longitudinal axis of the grip generally lies in an upright plane that passes through a centre of gravity of the device, and the grip is disposed above the centre of gravity, such that the device hangs below the grip in different balanced orientations in the blower and vacuum positions. |