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US2782435A
US2782435A US427407A US42740754A US2782435A US 2782435 A US2782435 A US 2782435A US 427407 A US427407 A US 427407A US 42740754 A US42740754 A US 42740754A US 2782435 A US2782435 A US 2782435A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L11/24—Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4013—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like
    • A47L11/4025—Means for emptying
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4052—Movement of the tools or the like perpendicular to the cleaning surface
    • A47L11/4058—Movement of the tools or the like perpendicular to the cleaning surface for adjusting the height of the tool
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4063—Driving means; Transmission means therefor
    • A47L11/4069—Driving or transmission means for the cleaning tools
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
    • E01H1/02—Brushing apparatus, e.g. with auxiliary instruments for mechanically loosening dirt
    • E01H1/04—Brushing apparatus, e.g. with auxiliary instruments for mechanically loosening dirt taking- up the sweepings, e.g. for collecting, for loading
    • E01H1/045—Brushing apparatus, e.g. with auxiliary instruments for mechanically loosening dirt taking- up the sweepings, e.g. for collecting, for loading the loading means being a rotating brush with horizontal axis

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  • Uite Ste This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in apparatus for collecting debris, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described which is particularly Well adapted for the collection of fallen leaves, loose paper, etc. such as may be lying on the ground.
  • An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of the instant apparatus which includes a housing containing a debris receptacle, together with means including a rotary brush for sweeping and gathering the debris into the receptacle as the apparatus travels along the ground.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the invention
  • Figure 2 is an underside plan view thereof
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational detail illustrating the clutch control means of the invention.
  • the debris collecting apparatus is designated generally by the reference character and embodies in its construction a horizontally elongated housing 12 which is provided at the bottom of its front end portion with an opening 14 to accommodate a rotatable ground-engaging brush 16 which is suitably mounted in the housing upon a transverse shaft 18.
  • the shaft 18 also carries a pulley 20 which is operatively connected by an endless belt 22 to the similar pulley 24 on the crankshaft of a conventional single cylinder internal combustion engine 26, the latter being mounted upon a suitable support 28 in the housing 12, as is clearly shown in Figure 1.
  • Clutch means are provided for the operative connection between the motor and the brush, the clutch means consisting of a jockey pulley 35) which is carried by a double arm crank 32 pivoted to one side of the housing 12 as indicated at 34, the crank 32 being also equipped with a pin 36 which projects through an arcuate slot 38 in a side wall of the housing and is connected to one end portion of a link 40.
  • the clutch means consisting of a jockey pulley 35
  • the crank 32 being pivoted to one side of the housing 12 as indicated at 34, the crank 32 being also equipped with a pin 36 which projects through an arcuate slot 38 in a side wall of the housing and is connected to one end portion of a link 40.
  • this link is disposed exterio-rly of the housing and the other end thereof is connected to an actuating lever 4-2, equipped with a conventional quadrant 44 so that by simply manipulating this lever, the pressure of the jockey pulley 30 against the belt 22 may be increased or decreased, so as to correspondingly effect or interrupt the operative connection between the motor 26 and the brush 16.
  • a drawer-type, sliding receptacle 46 is disposed in the rear end portion of the housing 12 so as to receive any debris such as may be collected by the rotating brush 16,- the receptacle 46 being equipped with a suitable handle 48 so that it may be withdrawn from the housing, when so desired.
  • the rear end portion of the housing 12 is provided at the underside thereof with a suitable caster 50, and a debris collecting scoop 52, in the form of a blade, is hingedly connected to the underside of the housing 12, as indicated at 54, at the rear edge of the opening 14.
  • the scoop 52 is provided with a transverse axle 56 carrying a pair of ground engaging wheels 58, and the end portions of the hinge 54 are provided with cranks 60 (only one shown) to which are attached the ends of a pair of tens-ion springs 62. These springs are disposed exteriorly of the housing 12 and are connected at their other ends to the housing, so that they exert a force upon the cranks 60 and urge the blade 52 as well as the wheels 58 into engagement with the ground.
  • An angle bracket 64 is secured to the blade 52 and is engageable with the underside of the housing 12 so as to prevent the blade from being swung too far downwardly by the springs 62, it being also observed that the blade 52 is disposed rearwardly of the brush 16 so that when the apparatus is moved along the ground, loose leaves, papers and other debris will be gathered by the blade 52 and picked up by the brush 16, for deposit in the receptacle 46.
  • the blade 52 is preferably provided at its ground engaging edge with a toothed, or notched edge portion 66 of resilient material, such as hard rubber or the like, as is clearly shown in Figure 2.
  • the housing 12 is equipped at the front end thereof with a suitable bumper 68, while the rear end portion of the housing is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle 70 so that the entire apparatus may be easily pushed along the ground when in use.
  • Debris collecting apparatus comprising a housing having side walls and including in one end portion an open transverse bottom portion, a removable debris receptacle slidably received within said housing including a vertical end portion defining a removable end of said housing, a rotatably mounted ground engaging brush extending out of said open bottom portion and including a driven shaft journalled in said side walls of said housing, a power source carried on said housing, power transmitting means operably connected between said power source and the driven shaft for driving said shaft and brush and urging debris into said housing and into said receptacle, a ground engaging scoop hingedly supported on an edge of said transverse open bottom portion of the housing between said brush and said receptacle, said scoop including a blade extending transversely of said open bottom portion, a shaft including a pair of support wheels journalled thereon secured on said blade, stop means engageable between said housing and said blade for maintaining an angular relationship between said housing and blade, a ground engaging caster wheel secured on the underside of said housing in equidist

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Feb. 26, 1957 R. M. STONE DEBRIS COLLECTING APPARATUS Filed May 4, 1954 I Rose/la M. 57009 INVENTOR.
Uite Ste This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in apparatus for collecting debris, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described which is particularly Well adapted for the collection of fallen leaves, loose paper, etc. such as may be lying on the ground.
An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of the instant apparatus which includes a housing containing a debris receptacle, together with means including a rotary brush for sweeping and gathering the debris into the receptacle as the apparatus travels along the ground.
Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its efiicient and dependable operation and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.
These, together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent, reside in the details of construction and ope-ration as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the invention,
Figure 2 is an underside plan view thereof, and
Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational detail illustrating the clutch control means of the invention.
Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the debris collecting apparatus is designated generally by the reference character and embodies in its construction a horizontally elongated housing 12 which is provided at the bottom of its front end portion with an opening 14 to accommodate a rotatable ground-engaging brush 16 which is suitably mounted in the housing upon a transverse shaft 18.
The shaft 18 also carries a pulley 20 which is operatively connected by an endless belt 22 to the similar pulley 24 on the crankshaft of a conventional single cylinder internal combustion engine 26, the latter being mounted upon a suitable support 28 in the housing 12, as is clearly shown in Figure 1.
Clutch means are provided for the operative connection between the motor and the brush, the clutch means consisting of a jockey pulley 35) which is carried by a double arm crank 32 pivoted to one side of the housing 12 as indicated at 34, the crank 32 being also equipped with a pin 36 which projects through an arcuate slot 38 in a side wall of the housing and is connected to one end portion of a link 40.
As is best shown in Figure 3, this link is disposed exterio-rly of the housing and the other end thereof is connected to an actuating lever 4-2, equipped with a conventional quadrant 44 so that by simply manipulating this lever, the pressure of the jockey pulley 30 against the belt 22 may be increased or decreased, so as to correspondingly effect or interrupt the operative connection between the motor 26 and the brush 16.
atent Patented Feb. 26, v 1 957 ice A drawer-type, sliding receptacle 46 is disposed in the rear end portion of the housing 12 so as to receive any debris such as may be collected by the rotating brush 16,- the receptacle 46 being equipped with a suitable handle 48 so that it may be withdrawn from the housing, when so desired.
The rear end portion of the housing 12 is provided at the underside thereof witha suitable caster 50, and a debris collecting scoop 52, in the form of a blade, is hingedly connected to the underside of the housing 12, as indicated at 54, at the rear edge of the opening 14.
The scoop 52 is provided with a transverse axle 56 carrying a pair of ground engaging wheels 58, and the end portions of the hinge 54 are provided with cranks 60 (only one shown) to which are attached the ends of a pair of tens-ion springs 62. These springs are disposed exteriorly of the housing 12 and are connected at their other ends to the housing, so that they exert a force upon the cranks 60 and urge the blade 52 as well as the wheels 58 into engagement with the ground.
An angle bracket 64 is secured to the blade 52 and is engageable with the underside of the housing 12 so as to prevent the blade from being swung too far downwardly by the springs 62, it being also observed that the blade 52 is disposed rearwardly of the brush 16 so that when the apparatus is moved along the ground, loose leaves, papers and other debris will be gathered by the blade 52 and picked up by the brush 16, for deposit in the receptacle 46.
The blade 52 is preferably provided at its ground engaging edge with a toothed, or notched edge portion 66 of resilient material, such as hard rubber or the like, as is clearly shown in Figure 2.
The housing 12 is equipped at the front end thereof with a suitable bumper 68, while the rear end portion of the housing is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle 70 so that the entire apparatus may be easily pushed along the ground when in use.
From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed as new is as follows:
l. Debris collecting apparatus comprising a housing having side walls and including in one end portion an open transverse bottom portion, a removable debris receptacle slidably received within said housing including a vertical end portion defining a removable end of said housing, a rotatably mounted ground engaging brush extending out of said open bottom portion and including a driven shaft journalled in said side walls of said housing, a power source carried on said housing, power transmitting means operably connected between said power source and the driven shaft for driving said shaft and brush and urging debris into said housing and into said receptacle, a ground engaging scoop hingedly supported on an edge of said transverse open bottom portion of the housing between said brush and said receptacle, said scoop including a blade extending transversely of said open bottom portion, a shaft including a pair of support wheels journalled thereon secured on said blade, stop means engageable between said housing and said blade for maintaining an angular relationship between said housing and blade, a ground engaging caster wheel secured on the underside of said housing in equidistant spaced relation to said support wheels, and spring means operably connected between said blade and said housing for resiliently urging said blade into ground engaging contact behind said brush and also for holding said pair of wheels in housing supporting position.
2. A collecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein there are arms secured to said blade, said spring means comprising a pair of tension springs each having one end secured to said housing on the outside thereof, and having the other end operably connected to one of said arms that are secured to said blade.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 679,286 Allen July 30, 1901 4 Ford Sept. 17, 1907 Pevey Jan. 14, 1908 Rudd Jan. 8, 1935 Blazier Aug. 29, 1939 Humphrey July 1, 1952 Lison et al. May 18, 1954
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