Device for collecting refuse and dust

• US 5,432,976 A
• Filed: 12/22/1993
• Issued: 07/18/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Novus
• Original Assignee: Novus
• Inventors: Alazet, Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Christopher K.
• Application Number:
  US08/171,416
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 15/344, 15/350, 15/398, 15/399, 15/400
• US Class Current: 15/344
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/00 Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 15/0053 Brushes fitted with ventilation suction, e.g. for removing dust vacuum cleaner A47L7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/302 Broom
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 7/00 Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes suction devices for removing ash F23J1/02; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids

Abstract

Device for collecting refuse and dust comprising a body (2) of elongate shape carrying a set of bristles (3). The body (2) is hollow so as to contain, in its interior, a chamber (4) for receiving refuse and dust.

Claims

1. A device for collecting refuse and dust comprising:

a body of elongate shape carrying a set of bristles, said body being hollow, so as to contain in its interior, a chamber, said body having at one longitudinal end outside said set of bristles, an orifice communicating with said chamber, said body being secured to a gripping handle so as to operate said device as a broom, said device further including suction means for creating an air flow through said orifice into the hollow interior of the body, for the collection of dust and refuse.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the body has, at a longitudinal end opposite said one end, a flap for the discharge of dust and refuse.

3. A device according to claim 2, further including filtration means adjacent the flap.

4. A device according to claim 1, further including a part which is substantially perpendicular to the body for housing the suction means, and said suction means comprising a fan driven by an electric motor.

5. A device according to claim 4, further comprising gravitationally-actuated electrical contact means for actuating said motor when the body of the device is rocked through an angle and brings said one end of the body toward the ground for the suction of dust and refuse.

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the orifice includes a mouth piece which forms an angle with a lower plane of the body on which the said bristles are carried.