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Apparatus for collecting litter and objects from a ground surface

  • US 4,550,465 A
  • Filed: 03/08/1983
  • Issued: 11/05/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for collecting ground litter, comprising:

  • (a) a main frame including wheels supporting the frame for movement over the ground;

    (b) front and rear rollers, and means for pivotally mounting the rollers to the main frame, each roller being driven in opposite direction to each other and respectively including plurality of fingers projecting outwardly therefrom a sufficient distance to contact the ground and lift objects engaged between adjacent fingers from the ground, said fingers on the front roller rotating upwardly into meshing contact with said fingers on the rear roller so that objects engaged between fingers of the front fingers by the rear fingers and entrapped between the rear fingers for transfer thereto;

    (c) wiper means meshing with the front and rear roller fingers for dislodging objects entrapped between the fingers and to augment transfer of said objects towards said rear roller fingers, said wiper means including means located to engage with the front fingers as the front fingers travel out of contact with the rear fingers to dislodge objects entrapped between the front fingers as the front fingers travel towards their uppermost position, said means being further located to direct said dislodged object onto the rear fingers;

    (d) means on the main frame for storing objects lifted by the front and rear rollers; and

    (e) means for conveying said objects from the rear roller to the storage means.

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