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Floor-sweeping machine

  • US 4,484,372 A
  • Filed: 09/08/1982
  • Issued: 11/27/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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