Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Machines – With air blast or suction
Patent
1994-02-15
1998-03-03
Moore, Chris K.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Machines
With air blast or suction
15350, 15369, 15373, 15398, A47L 524
Patent
active
057221120
ABSTRACT:
A vacuum assisted broom for sweeping floors having a sweeping member, preferably in the form of a plurality of stiff bristles, for bi-directional sweeping of the floor. The sweeping member is operatively mounted within a housing member, which housing member partially encloses the sweeping member within its hollow interior such that the bristles depend from the housing member through a first opening. A handle member is securely attached to the housing member and extends upwardly therefrom. The sweeping member is moveable between a first extended position the bristles are extended sufficiently that the broom may be used as a conventional broom, and a second retracted position where the sweeping member is substantially retracted into the housing member, with only a short end portion of the bristles extending outwardly from the housing member. The housing member narrows at its first opening so as to generally surround and confine the bristles so as to preclude lateral movement thereof, thus providing a broom with very short stiff relatively movable bristles. The sweeping member automatically latches in its second retracted position. When the sweeping member is in its second retracted position, an electrical switch is actuated so as to turn on a suction means that is operatively connected to the interior of the housing member, thus to create a partial vacuum at the first opening of the housing member. In this manner, the vacuum assisted broom of the present invention can be used as conventional sweeping broom and also can be used to subsequently vacuum up any dust or dirt swept to a central location by the broom.
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Scanni Iberio E.
Scanni Nino V.
Hewson Donald E.
Moore Chris K.
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