Manually-powered floor sweeper with vacuum port
AssigneeOreck Holdings, LLC
InventorPaul Moshenrose
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Abstract
A manually-powered floor sweeper is provided according to the invention. In one embodiment, the manually-powered floor sweeper includes a chassis and handle, one or more agitator rollers rotatably affixed to the chassis and rotated by movement of the floor sweeper, and a vacuum port formed in the chassis and communicating with the one or more agitator rollers and adapted to receive a vacuum hose. Debris picked up and propelled by the one or more agitator rollers is drawn out through the vacuum port when a vacuum is introduced into the vacuum port.
Claims22
A manually-powered floor sweeper, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a handle attached to and extending from the chassis;
- one or more agitator rollers rotatably affixed to the chassis and rotated by movement of the floor sweeper;
- and
- a vacuum port formed in the chassis and spaced apart from the handle, with the vacuum port communicating with the one or more agitator rollers and adapted to receive a removable vacuum hose, wherein debris picked up and propelled by the one or more agitator rollers is drawn out, independently from the handle, through the vacuum port, by a vacuum airflow, when the vacuum hose is introduced into the vacuum port.
A manually-powered floor sweeper, comprising:
- a chassis and a handle;
- one or more agitator rollers rotatably affixed to the chassis and rotated by movement of the floor sweeper;
- one or more collection bins attached to the chassis and positioned to receive material picked up and propelled by the one or more agitator rollers;
- and
- a vacuum port formed in the chassis and communicating with the one or more collection bins and adapted to receive a removable vacuum hose, wherein debris held in the one or more collection bins is drawn out through the vacuum port when a vacuum is introduced into the vacuum port;
- and
- a cover that blocks the vacuum port when placed in a closed position.
A method of forming a manually-powered floor sweeper, said method comprising:
- providing a chassis;
- providing a handle attached to and extending from the chassis;
- providing one or more agitator rollers rotatably affixed to the chassis of the floor sweeper and rotated by movement of the floor sweeper;
- and
- providing a vacuum port formed in the chassis and spaced apart from the handle, with the vacuum port communicating with the one or more agitator rollers and adapted to receive a removable vacuum hose, wherein debris picked up and propelled by the one or more agitator rollers is drawn out independently from the handle, through the vacuum port, by a vacuum airflow, when the vacuum hose is introduced into the vacuum port.
A method of forming a manually-powered floor sweeper, said method comprising:
- providing a chassis;
- providing a handle attached to and extending from the chassis;
- providing one or more collection bins formed in the chassis of the floor sweeper and positioned to receive material picked up or propelled by one or more agitator rollers;
- and
- providing a vacuum port formed in the chassis and communicating with the one or more collection bins and adapted to receive a removable vacuum hose, wherein debris held in the one or more collection bins is drawn out through the vacuum port when a vacuum is introduced into the vacuum port;
- and
- providing a cover that blocks the vacuum port when placed in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.