Floor-sweeping machine
First Claim
1. In a floor-sweeping machine of the type including a housing having two lateral portions, means for supporting said housing for movement on a surface to be cleaned and means for moving said housing, the combination comprising:
- cylindrical brush means having end portions; and
means for removably mounting said brush means on said housing for rotation about a horizontal axis includingat least one mounting unit for mounting one of said end portions, on the respective lateral portion of the housing, said unit including a resilient substantially U-shaped element slidable onto said respective lateral portion and having a first and a second leg which embrace said lateral portion and each of which frictionally engages said lateral portion to retain said U-shaped element in a mounted position on said housing, anda tubular receptacle secured to said first leg which faces towards said brush means in the mounted position of said U-shaped element and centered on said axis in the mounted position of said U-shaped element to receive said one end portion of said brush means for rotation about said axis.
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Abstract
Floor-sweeping machine consisting of a housing with a revolving brush which is mounted rotatably therein and which can be driven by means of running wheels projecting from the under side of the housing, and in which, for the purpose of rapid assembly and removal, the revolving brush 14 is mounted rotatably by means of two bearing clasps 19 which engage on its ends and which each have a bearing receptacle 24 for the associated bearing end of the revolving brush 14, and the bearing clasps 19 are themselves retained by securely positioned clamping onto housing parts 23.
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10 Claims
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1. In a floor-sweeping machine of the type including a housing having two lateral portions, means for supporting said housing for movement on a surface to be cleaned and means for moving said housing, the combination comprising:
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cylindrical brush means having end portions; and means for removably mounting said brush means on said housing for rotation about a horizontal axis including at least one mounting unit for mounting one of said end portions, on the respective lateral portion of the housing, said unit including a resilient substantially U-shaped element slidable onto said respective lateral portion and having a first and a second leg which embrace said lateral portion and each of which frictionally engages said lateral portion to retain said U-shaped element in a mounted position on said housing, and a tubular receptacle secured to said first leg which faces towards said brush means in the mounted position of said U-shaped element and centered on said axis in the mounted position of said U-shaped element to receive said one end portion of said brush means for rotation about said axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a floor-sweeping machine of the type including a housing, means for supporting said housing for movement on a surface to be cleaned and means for moving said housing, the combination comprising:
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cylindrical brush means having end portions; and means for removably mounting said brush means about a horizontal axis including at least one mounting unit for one of said end portions, which includes a resilient substantially U-shaped element having a first and a second leg clamping a part of said housing therebetween to frictionally retain said U-shaped element in a mounted position on said housing, said first leg being longer than said second leg and having an angled end portion extending in a direction away from said brush means and wherein the inner surface of said housing has a recessed portion into which said angled end portion extends, and a tubular receptacle secured to said first leg which faces towards said brush means in the mounted position of said U-shaped element and centered on said axis in the mounted position of said U-shaped element to receive said one end portion of said brush means for rotation about said axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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Specification