Mobile vacuum trash collector
First Claim
1. A vehicular vacuum trash collector comprising a motorized cart for carrying a human operator, a bin connected to the rear of said cart, a hose connected at one end to said bin and having an inlet at the other end thereof, means for maneuvering said hose and nozzle independently of said cart, means for emptying said bin, a vacuum blower disposed within and at an opposite end of said bin from said hose for drawing debris via suction into said nozzle, through said hose and into said bin, further including air permeable means within said bin intermediate said one end and said vacuum blower for trapping said debris within the bin, said vacuum blower further comprising at least one fan for drawing airborne debris into said bin, said debris being trapped in said air permeable means.
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Abstract
A mobile vacuum trash collector comprised of a motorized cart, a frame connected rearwardly fo the cart, a bin mounted on the frame, a lid removably connected to the bin and a flexible hose connected to the lid at one end and having a nozzle at the other end. The hose is held via a rigid supporting arm above an operator'"'"'s head and is maneuverable by the operator using a telescopic arm which interconnects an intermediate portion of the hose via the arm and the nozzle. A vacuum motor is mounted at the bottom of the bin for drawing airborne trash through the hose and downwardly into the bin. An air permeable bag is suspended in the bin for collecting the trash, the air being drawn downwardly and out of the bin via an exhaust port. Because suction is provided continuously downwardly through the bin, large quantities of debris are sucked into the bag and compressed or compacted. Furthermore, because the motor is mounted at the bottom of the bin, the entire apparatus has a low center of gravity and is very stable when moving over inclines and curbs.
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32 Claims
- 1. A vehicular vacuum trash collector comprising a motorized cart for carrying a human operator, a bin connected to the rear of said cart, a hose connected at one end to said bin and having an inlet at the other end thereof, means for maneuvering said hose and nozzle independently of said cart, means for emptying said bin, a vacuum blower disposed within and at an opposite end of said bin from said hose for drawing debris via suction into said nozzle, through said hose and into said bin, further including air permeable means within said bin intermediate said one end and said vacuum blower for trapping said debris within the bin, said vacuum blower further comprising at least one fan for drawing airborne debris into said bin, said debris being trapped in said air permeable means.
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16. A mobile vacuum trash collector comprising:
- a vehicle, a frame connected to said vehicle, a bin mounted on said frame, a hose connected to one end of said bin, said hose having an inlet at an opposite end thereof, and vacuum means within and at an opposite end of said bin from said hose, for sucking debris into said inlet, through said hose and into said bin, wherein a suction path is provided from said one end to said opposite end of the bin, further including a rigid support arm pivoted to said frame, for carrying said hose, means for resiliently supporting said hose carried by the arm, means for providing vertical and horizontal swinging movement to said hose carried by said arm, and means for adjusting the vertical equilibrium position of said arm.
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32. A mobile vacuum trash collector comprising:
- a vehicle, a frame connected to said vehicle, a bin mounted on said frame, a hose connected to one end of said bin, said hose having an inlet at an opposite end thereof, and vacuum means within and at an opposite end of said bin from said hose, for sucking debris into said inlet, through said hose and into said bin, wherein a suction path is provided from said one end to said opposite end of the bin, and wherein said bin is pivotally connected to said frame, and further including a lid connected to said hose and removably connected to said bin, whereby said lid and bin may be separated for tilting said bin between a first trash receiving position and a second trash emptying position.
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