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US 2013/0276249 A1Published application
Sweeper drive assembly
AssigneeAgri-Fab, Inc.
InventorsRonald Hickenbottom, Doug Moore
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Abstract
A lawn sweeper including a swing arm rotatably connected to a wheel axle including a first end connected to a biasing element and a second end including a rotatably connected idler gear that meshingly engages a wheel gear in a first position and is disengaged from the wheel gear in a second position.
Claims16
A lawn sweeper comprising:
- a housing including a central portion and an end panel at a longitudinal end of the central portion, the end panel including a plurality of spaced apertures and a slot;
- a wheel axle connected to the end panel and a ground engaging wheel rotatably connected to the wheel axle, the wheel including a wheel gear formed on an inner diameter;
- a brush height adjustment assembly rotatably connected to the wheel axle including an arm having a first end and a second end, the first end including a connection device to selectively engage one of the apertures, and a brush shaft rotatably connected to the arm between the first end and the wheel axle, the brush shaft including a drive gear;
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- a swing arm rotatably connected to the wheel axle including a first end and a second end, the first end connected to a biasing element that is connected at an opposite end to the arm, the second end including a rotatably connected idler gear that meshingly engages the wheel gear, the swing arm is movable between a first position and a second position, the first position is defined by the idler gear meshingly engaging the drive gear and the second position is defined by the idler gear disengaged from the drive gear.
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A lawn sweeper comprising:
- a housing including a central portion and an end panel at a longitudinal end of the central portion;
- a brush shaft including a first end rotatably connected to the end panel and a drive gear;
- a sweeper height adjustment assembly rotatably connected to the brush shaft including an arm having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to a cross bar adapted for connection to a height adjuster, and a wheel axle fixedly connected to the arm between the first end and the brush shaft, the wheel axle including a ground engaging wheel rotatably connected to the wheel axle, the wheel including a wheel gear formed on an inner diameter;
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- a swing arm rotatably connected to the wheel axle including a first end and a second end, the first end connected to a biasing element that is connected at an opposite end to the arm, the second end including a rotatably connected idler gear that meshingly engages the wheel gear, the swing arm is movable between a first position and a second position, the first position is defined by the idler gear meshingly engaging the drive gear and the second position is defined by the idler gear disengaged from the drive gear.
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