Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Machines – Brushing
Patent
1994-06-09
1995-02-21
Roberts, Edward L.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Machines
Brushing
15 83, 56344, 5640011, E01H 104
Patent
active
053903870
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a lightweight, self-propelled, hand-guided sweeping apparatus for removing debris lying on the ground, the apparatus comprising: a chassis having wheels with ground engaging flotation tires; a hopper compartment mounted pivotally on the chassis to tilt upwardly and rearwardly about the pivotal connection to dump, by gravity, its debris content; tilting structure for tilting the hopper compartment about the pivotal connection; rotary brush structure for engaging and sweeping the ground surface, the brush structure being mounted integrally, horizontally and rotatively on the hopper compartment and being open to the hopper compartment to propel the debris inside the hopper compartment as the brush structure rotates; drive structure, fixedly mounted to the chassis, for selectively driving: at least one of the wheels, the tilting structure, the rotary brush structure; control structure, mounted to the chassis, for hand-guiding sweeping apparatus and selectively operating the drive structure; wherein the tilting structure is adjustable actuated, under the direction of the control structure, for regulating the position of the hopper compartment and integrally mounted rotary brush relative to the ground surface.
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