Pick-up head system
OwnerRoger P. Vanderlindeninventor
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Abstract
A pick-up head system for use with a surface cleaning vehicle comprises a housing having a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening. A debris suctioning inlet in the housing is disposed adjacent the first end of the housing for suctioning debris into the housing. A debris outlet in the housing is open in fluid communication and debris transfer relation to the substantially hollow interior of the housing. Debris is suctioned into the substantially hollow interior of the housing through the debris suctioning inlet, and is discharged from the housing through the debris outlet.
Claims79
A pick-up head system for use with a surface cleaning vehicle having a fore-aft axis of travel, said pick-up head system comprising:
- a housing extending between a first end and a second end and extending substantially transversely to said fore-aft axis of travel, and having a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening defined by a bottom peripheral edge and open in fluid communication and debris transfer relation to said substantially hollow interior;
- a debris suctioning inlet in said housing disposed adjacent said first end of said housing for suctioning debris into said housing;
- and,
- a debris outlet in said housing open in fluid communication and debris transfer relation to said substantially hollow interior of said housing;
- wherein debris is suctioned into the substantially hollow interior of said housing through said debris suctioning inlet, and is discharged from said housing through said debris outlet.
A self-propelled surface cleaning system comprising:
- a main vehicle having a width;
- a pick-up head operatively mounted on said main vehicle, said pick-up head including a housing extending between a first end and a second end and extending substantially transversely to said fore-aft axis of travel, and having a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening defined by a bottom peripheral edge and open in fluid communication and debris transfer relation to said substantially hollow interior;
- a debris suctioning inlet in said housing disposed adjacent said first end of said housing for suctioning debris into said housing;
- and,
- a debris outlet in said housing open in fluid communication and debris transfer relation to said substantially hollow interior of said housing;
- wherein debris is suctioned into the substantially hollow interior of said housing through said debris suctioning inlet, and is discharged from said housing through said debris outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.