Floor sweeper with cloth cleaning pad
First Claim
1. A floor sweeper comprising:
- an elongated handle having opposite top and bottom ends;
a sweeper head with a top, bottom, front, back, and opposite first and second sides, the front, back and opposite sides defining an outer edge of the sweeper head;
a roller having sweeping bristles mounted thereon mounted to the sweeper head for rotation in a first direction;
mounting means for connecting the sweeper head to the bottom of the elongated handle;
debris receiving means for receiving the debris swept by the front roller; and
a cloth mounted to the bottom of the sweeper head between the roller and the outer edge for picking up and retaining dust particles and debris not swept into the debris receiving means by the roller.
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Abstract
A light weight floor sweeper having a very low profile sweeper head that uses a sweeping brush and cleaning pad to slide across the surface to be cleaned. The floor sweeper head is mounted to an elongated handle by means of a universal pivot or universal joint which allows the floor sweeper head to easily pivot about the handle in any direction to pick up debris under over hanging cabinets or under furniture. A sweeping brush is mounted on the bottom of the sweeper head to provide sweeping action as the floor sweeper is moved in any direction. Furthermore there is a soft cleaning pad releasably mounted adjacent to the brush to entrap dust and particles that the brush does not pick up. The brush is powered by a small electric motor. A removable dust-receiving tray is mounted in the sweeper head to receive debris swept by the brush.
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17 Claims
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1. A floor sweeper comprising:
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an elongated handle having opposite top and bottom ends; a sweeper head with a top, bottom, front, back, and opposite first and second sides, the front, back and opposite sides defining an outer edge of the sweeper head; a roller having sweeping bristles mounted thereon mounted to the sweeper head for rotation in a first direction; mounting means for connecting the sweeper head to the bottom of the elongated handle; debris receiving means for receiving the debris swept by the front roller; and a cloth mounted to the bottom of the sweeper head between the roller and the outer edge for picking up and retaining dust particles and debris not swept into the debris receiving means by the roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A floor sweeper adapted to be moved horizontally in any direction over a surface and clean the surface by the combination of brushing and dust retention, the sweeper comprising a head having a top and a bottom, a handle extending from the top and connected to the head by a universal joint, a brush moveably mounted on the head and extending therebelow so as to engage the surface, a cloth mounted below the head proximate to the brush for absorbing dust, the cloth permitting the head to engage the surface in a manner permitting relatively free movement of the head over the surface in any horizontal direction and the universal joint permitting the sweeper head relatively free movement with respect to the handle as the head freely moves over the surface in any horizontal direction, and moving means operatively connected to the brush to cause it to rotate relative to said head.
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