US 8,011,050 B2 · Fabric sweeper

Abstract

The present invention is a device (10) for use in cleaning a fabric surface (16) of dust, dirt, pet hair and other debris (20) present on the surface (16). The device (10) includes a pair of cleaning members or rollers (60, 61) disposed on an underside of the device (10) which can roll with respect to the device (10) and with respect to one another. The rollers (60, 61) are selectively contacted with one another such that each roller (60, 61) can assist in removing debris (20) picked up by the opposite roller (60, 61) and dispensing the debris (20) into a collection chamber (32) releasably positioned within a housing (11). The removal of the debris (20) from each roller (60, 61) is also facilitated by opposed edges of a central opening (58) in the housing (11) that contact the rollers (60, 61) and direct the debris (20) into the debris collection chamber (32).

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Dependent claims

A fabric cleaning device comprising:

a housing having a bottom portion and a handle portion;
a first semi-cylindrical roller movably secured within the bottom portion to extend at least partially out of the housing and having a debris removing surface;
a second semi-cylindrical roller operably associated with the first roller and having a debris removing surface that contacts the debris removing surface of the first roller;
a first pair of stops formed on the bottom portion and spaced from one another along a central axis of the first roller configured to prevent rotation of the first roller past the first pair of stops;
and
a second pair of stops formed on the bottom portion and spaced from one another along a central axis of the second roller configured to prevent rotation of the second roller past the second pair of stops.

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A fabric cleaning device comprising:

a housing having a bottom portion, a handle portion, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
a first debris removing surface movably secured within the bottom portion between the ends to extend at least partially out of the housing;
a second debris removing surface movably secured within the bottom portion between the ends to extend at least partially out of the housing;
a first pair of stops formed on the bottom portion and spaced from one another along an axis defined by the first side and extending inwardly relative to the first side of the housing that prevents rotation of the first debris removing surface in a first direction;
a second pair of stops formed on the bottom portion and spaced from one another along an axis defined by the second side and extending inwardly relative to the second side of the housing that prevents rotation of the second debris moving surface in a second direction;
and
wherein the first pair of stops and the second pair of stops include a beveled edge with which the first debris removing surface and the second debris removing surface come into contact so as to prevent rotation thereof.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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