Floor-sweeping machine
First Claim
1. In a floor-sweeping machine of the type including a housing having an opening in the top portion thereof, brush means rotatably mounted in the housing, means for supporting the housing for movement on a surface to be cleaned and means for moving the housing, the combination comprising:
- a dirt collecting container removably positioned in the opening;
a lid connected to and covering said container; and
means for releasably securing said dirt collecting container in the housing includinga lever located in said lid and movable between a locking and an unlocking position,legs extending from said lever in said container and movably mounted on the inside thereof,projections extending from said lever, andresilient locking and unlocking means attached to said lid and having end portions which retractably engage the housing and an intermediate portion which is in sliding contact with said projections so that when said lever is in the unlocking position said projections compress said locking and unlocking means to retract said end portions from the housing.
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Abstract
A floor-sweeping machine consisting of a housing with a revolving brush which is mounted rotatably therein and is driven by means of running wheels and which is located between two dirt-collecting spaces, the two dirt-collecting spaces being formed by dirt-collecting containers which can be taken out of the housing upwards, and the dirt-collecting container having a resilient locking device which secures it in its operating position and which can be transferred by hand into its release position, and in which, to make it substantially easier to operate and especially to take out and empty the dirt-collecting containers, the two dirt-collecting containers 24, 25 are connected to one another and have a common top side 27 in which, approximately centrally, there is a part 35 which is to be grasped by the operator and is to be moved to a limited extent in the lifting-out direction and which, when moved in the lifting-out direction, transfers the resilient locking device 36 into the release position.
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Citations
13 Claims
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1. In a floor-sweeping machine of the type including a housing having an opening in the top portion thereof, brush means rotatably mounted in the housing, means for supporting the housing for movement on a surface to be cleaned and means for moving the housing, the combination comprising:
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a dirt collecting container removably positioned in the opening; a lid connected to and covering said container; and means for releasably securing said dirt collecting container in the housing including a lever located in said lid and movable between a locking and an unlocking position, legs extending from said lever in said container and movably mounted on the inside thereof, projections extending from said lever, and resilient locking and unlocking means attached to said lid and having end portions which retractably engage the housing and an intermediate portion which is in sliding contact with said projections so that when said lever is in the unlocking position said projections compress said locking and unlocking means to retract said end portions from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a floor-sweeping machine of the type including a housing having an opening in the top portion thereof, brush means rotatably mounted in the housing, means for supporting the housing for movement on a surface to be cleaned and means for moving the housing, the combination comprising:
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a lid covering the top portion and having a lower surface facing the opening when in a mounted position; a dirt-collecting container attached to said lid and extending into said opening; resilient locking means mounted on said lid at said lower surface thereof for displacement between a relaxed locking position in which it engages and a tensioned unlocking position in which it disengages the housing, the resiliency of said locking means urging the latter into said locking position; and actuating means mounted in said lid operative for displacing said locking means into said tensioned unlocking position and for releasing said locking means for return into said relaxed locking position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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Specification