Sweeper bin
OwnerEdward Thomas Haleyinventor
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Abstract
A receptacle system for a sweeper that includes a bin with a base and sidewalls that together define a receptacle space that receives items released from the sweeper, an insert attached to the bin where an upper portion of the insert slopes upward from a front side towards a rear side of the receptacle system when the insert is attached to the bin with tracks defined in the upper portion for the wheels of the sweeper to roll along the slope to position the sweeper above the bin, and where the insert covers a portion of the receptacle space, where the insert defines an opening such that items released by the sweeper pass through the opening when the wheels of the sweeper are positioned on the tracks of the insert.
Claims19
A sweeping system comprising:
- a sweeper including a shaft, a body portion, a first wheel on one lateral side and a second wheel on a second, opposite, lateral side;
- wherein said body portion of said sweeper is configured to selectively attract items from a floor surface;
- a bin including a base and sidewalls, wherein said base and sidewalls define a receptacle space, and wherein said receptacle space is configured to receive items released from said sweeper;
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- an insert releasably coupled to said bin, wherein an upper portion of said insert slopes upward from a front side towards a rear side of said bin when said insert is attached to said bin, and wherein said insert defines an opening configured to allow items to pass through the insert into said receptacle space;
- wherein said bin is in a first orientation when said base of said bin is horizontally oriented, and wherein said bin is in a second orientation when said base of said bin is vertically oriented;
- wherein said bin is configured to sit on the floor surface in said first orientation, and wherein said bin is configured to couple to said shaft of said sweeper in said second orientation;
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- wherein said insert encloses a portion of said receptacle space such that the bin is configured to retain items in both said first orientation and said second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.