# US 12,601,128 B2 · Street curb cleaning system

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- Number: US 12,601,128 B2
- Document ID: US12601128B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/134,236
- Filed: 2023-04-13
- Published: 2024-10-17
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-04-13
- Applicants: Carlos Martinez
- Inventors: Carlos Martinez
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12601128B2

## CPC

- E01H 1/00: Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface (for snow or ice E01H5/00; cleaning tramway rails E01H8/00; obstruction removers on vehicles B60R19/00; in combination with application of bitumen or the like E01C19/16; in combination with application of traffic line E01C23/16 {; Sweeping apparatus, particularly for lawns A01G20/30, A01G20/40; removing undesirable matter from floors and similar surfaces A47L5/00 - A47L13/00})
- B65F 3/00: Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse (vehicles in general B60; driving vehicle equipment or auxiliaries B60K; discharging contents by tilting entire vehicles B65G; wheeled apparatus for emptying sewers or cesspools E03F7/10)
- E01H: STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING {OR PREVENTING} FOG IN GENERAL {CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS}(cleaning in general B08B)
- B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36})

## Abstract

A street curb cleaning system for facilitating collecting trash from a street curb includes a tractor. A housing encloses a chamber space and includes a bottom wall, a back wall, a side wall, and a top wall. The bottom wall, the side wall, and the top wall form a front edge of the housing, wherein the front edge defines an opening into the chamber space. A mount attaches the housing to the tractor. A bottom wedge extends outwardly from a bottom section of the front edge. The bottom wedge separates trash from the street surface when the tractor moves the bottom wedge forward adjacently to the street surface. A side wedge extends outwardly from a side section of the front edge. The side wedge separates trash from a curb surface when the tractor moves the curb surface forward adjacently to the curb surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A street curb cleaning system comprising:
a tractor, wherein said tractor includes a frame, said frame having a front end and a back end;
a housing enclosing a chamber space, said housing including a bottom wall, a back wall, a side wall, and a top wall, said bottom wall, said side wall, and said top wall forming a front edge of said housing, wherein said front edge defines an opening into said chamber space;
a mount being coupled to said housing, said mount removably mounting said housing to said tractor;
a bottom wedge extending outwardly from a bottom section of said front edge, said bottom wedge being configured to separate trash from a street surface when said tractor moves said bottom wedge forward adjacently to the street surface, wherein said bottom wedge is configured to ramp trash up through said opening into said chamber space;
a side wedge extending outwardly from a side section of said front edge, said side wedge being configured to separate trash from a curb surface when said tractor moves said side wedge forward adjacently to the curb surface;
a loader being mechanically coupled to said frame, said loader including a pair of boom arms being pivotally coupled to said front end of said frame, a bucket being attached to an end of said boom arms; and
wherein said mount comprises a panel attached to said bottom wall, said panel extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said panel having a first surface and a second surface, said front first surface being abuttable to a side of said bucket of said loader, said second surface being positioned facing said side wall of said housing, said first surface having a pair of slots extending therethrough and through said second surface, each of said slots being elongated from an upper end of said panel to a lower end of said panel, one of said slots being positioned outside of said housing and the other slot being partially aligned laterally with said chamber space, each of said slots being configured for receiving a respective one of a plurality of bolts through.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A street curb cleaning system of claim 1, wherein said housing has a rectangular configuration.

### Claim 3

A street curb cleaning system comprising:
a tractor, said tractor including:
a frame, said frame having a front end and a back end; and
a loader being mechanically coupled to said frame, said loader including:
a pair of boom arms being pivotally coupled to said front end of said frame; and
a bucket being attached to an end of said boom arms;
a housing enclosing a chamber space, said housing including a bottom wall, a back wall, a side wall, and a top wall, said bottom wall, said side wall, and said top wall forming a front edge of said housing, wherein said front edge defines an opening into said chamber space, said housing having a rectangular configuration, said bottom wall extending rearwardly beyond said back wall of said housing;
a mount being coupled to said housing, said mount removably mounting said housing to said tractor, said mount comprising a panel attached to said bottom wall, said panel extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said panel having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being abuttable to a side of said bucket of said loader, said second surface being positioned facing said side wall of said housing, said first surface having a pair of slots extending therethrough and through said second surface, each of said slots being elongated from an upper end of said panel to a lower end of said panel, one of said slots being positioned outside of said housing and the other slot being partially aligned laterally with said chamber space, each of said slots being configured for receiving a respective one of a plurality of bolts through;
a bottom wedge extending outwardly from a bottom section of said front edge, said bottom wedge being configured to separate trash from a street surface when said tractor moves said bottom wedge forward adjacently to the street surface, wherein said bottom wedge is configured to ramp trash up through said opening into said chamber space; and
a side wedge extending outwardly from a side section of said front edge, said side wedge being configured to separate trash from a curb surface when said tractor moves said side wedge forward adjacently to the curb surface.