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US 2017/0145645 A1Published application
Sweeping machine having improved surface seal
AssigneeRoadtec, Inc.
InventorsChris Petty, Brent Michaels
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Abstract
A vehicular sweeping machine includes a frame and a broom assembly that is mounted to the frame. The broom assembly includes a broom enclosure and a broom that is mounted within the broom enclosure. A plurality of links are pivotally mounted between the frame and the broom assembly. These links are adapted to permit the broom assembly to move upwardly and downwardly with respect to the frame. The vehicular sweeping machine also includes a broom conveyor having a lower end that is disposed within the broom enclosure.
Claims17
A vehicular sweeping machine comprising:
- (a) a frame;
- (b) means for driving the vehicular sweeping machine in a forward sweeping direction;
- (c) a broom assembly that is mounted to the frame, said broom assembly comprising:
- a broom enclosure;
- (ii) a broom that is mounted within the broom enclosure, said broom comprising a generally cylindrical tube with attached bristles that is adapted to rotate about a generally horizontal axis;
- (iii) a plurality of links that are pivotally mounted between the frame and the broom assembly, said links being adapted to permit the broom assembly to move upwardly and downwardly with respect to the frame;
- (iv) means for raising and lowering the broom assembly with respect to the frame;
- (d) a broom conveyor having a lower end that is disposed within the broom enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.