Cleaning apparatus with larger debris pick up
OwnerSteven Jerome Carusoinventor
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Abstract
New and novel structure(s) for cleaning surfaces have been disclosed. The device may include: a wiping surface, which may be disposable; a brush roll/larger debris gathering mechanism: a wiping surface, which may be disposable; a brush roll/larger debris gathering mechanism; a local debris storage and/or staging area, and a larger remote debris storage structure. Additionally, there are mechanisms and structures disclosed for powering the brush roll, activating the brush roll from an out of use position to an in use position, and moving the waste from one area to another. The invention at hand uniquely and inventively improves upon the known devices in this field.
Claims20
A surface cleaning device comprising:
- a receptacle having an opening defining a debris inlet for directing debris from the surface into an interior of the receptacle, the receptacle further having a bottom surface;
- a rotary brush roll disposed adjacent a side of the receptacle such that the brush roll sweeps debris into the receptacle through the debris inlet, wherein the brush roll is coupled to the receptacle by a movable arm;
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- an elongate handle movably coupled to an upper surface of the receptacle by an articulated connection;
- wherein the handle and the movable arm of the brush roll are connected to each other in such a manner that movement of the handle results in movement of the movable arm such that the brush roll pivots between a first, disengaged position adjacent the upper surface of the receptacle where the brush roll follows the device and a second, engaged position adjacent the bottom surface of the receptacle where the brush roll leads the device.
A method of cleaning a surface comprising:
- providing a device, the device comprising:
- a receptacle having an opening defining a debris inlet for directing debris from the surface into an interior of the receptacle, the receptacle further having a bottom surface;
- a rotary brush roll disposed adjacent a side of the receptacle such that the brush roll sweeps debris into the receptacle through the debris inlet, wherein the brush roll is coupled to the receptacle by a movable arm;
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- an elongate handle movably coupled to an upper surface of the receptacle by an articulated connection;
- wherein the handle and the movable arm of the brush roll are connected to each other in such a manner that movement of the handle results in movement of the movable arm such that the brush roll pivots;
- pivoting the brush roll to a first, disengaged position adjacent the upper surface of the receptacle when the brush roll follows the device to clean small debris;
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- pivoting the brush roll to a second, engaged position adjacent the bottom surface of the receptacle when the brush roll leads the device to clean larger debris.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.