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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117705 | Rotary broom with gearbox drive A rotary broom mounts upon a slotted plate that pivots upon a double gearbox. The broom has bristles upon an axle within a shield that receives power from a chain drive that receives its power from a driveline from a top gear box. The top gearbox orients in the dire... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7877834 | Suspension apparatus for a work implement, work implement for use with such an apparatus, and vehicle provided with the suspension apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for the suspension of a work implement such as sweeping rollers and ploughs on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a frame mounted at one end of the vehicle and a carrier (11) fixed to the frame and running essentially tr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7793376 | Truck mounted rotating broom system A rotating broom system to be installed on the front of a self-propelled vehicle such as a truck used for the high speed sweeping and removal of snow or debris from paved surfaces such as airport runways assembly has two major components: a rotating broom drive asse... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7765630 | Low-profile rotary sweeper A low-profile sweeper that employs rotary brushes. The low-profile sweeper is especially suited for low overhead clearance applications, as typically found in nut harvesting. The low-profile sweeper has an armature for locating one or more brushes in an array, or at... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7540053 | Sweeping apparatus A sweeper apparatus is disclosed, which concerns at least one wheel, at least one brush and a means for attaching a pulling agent. The wheels are pulled in one direction causing the one or more brushes to spin at a desired speed flicking sand particles into small or... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7441303 | Pavement/surface sweeper having a simplified hydraulic system A sweeper unit well-suited for use for sweeping paved areas includes a debris-retaining hopper with an associated fan assembly that includes an air outlet duct for connection to one side of a pick-up head and an inlet duct for connection between the other side of th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428767 | Sweeper including floating brush or drum assembly A sweeper including a rotating brush or drum supported by a float arm movably coupled to a bucket. The float arm is coupled to a linkage to movably support the float arm between a retracted position and a forward position. Float arm is supported independently of a h... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395572 | Rotating brush controlling apparatus in a floor sweeping machine Provision is made for a rotating brush controlling apparatus (8) in a floor sweeping machine (1), comprising: a lifting device (15) suitable for applying a lifting force (15a) which is capable of lifting a rotating brush (8)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367406 | Innovative hitch system with hydraulic pump A hydraulic system for an attachment for a tractor is disclosed. The hitch has a frame having a top member and a bottom member. The top and bottom members are joined together by a pair of side members forming a structure with an orifice. Each of the top and bottom m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7255247 | Apparatus and methods for handling pills A brush for a pill handling apparatus and an associated pill handling apparatus and method are provided. The brush defines a non-circular profile and agitates the pills when rotated. For example, the brush can be rotatably mounted proximate a rotary slat of the pill... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7199711 | Mobile floor cleaner data communication In a method of communicating data from a mobile floor cleaner to a remote receiver a data communication is initiated from a communicator of the mobile floor cleaner to the remote receiver and data is communicated to the remote receiver with the communicator. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174676 | Self-cleaning gutter guard A device mountable to a gutter for removing debris therefrom includes an elongated shaft with proximal and distal end portions positionable within the gutter, a plurality of debris-removing members mounted about the shaft and between the proximal and distal end port... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7124463 | Conveyor lip for motorized street sweeper A street sweeper system is used typically in a motorized vehicle. The sweeper utilizes a cylindrical brush rotating about an axis that is typically perpendicular to the vehicle's direction of motion. A conveyor belt catches debris thrown forwards and upward by the b... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120961 | Brush wear adjustment system and method A brush wear adjustment system for use in a powered street sweeper to provide for consistent sweeping performance where wear of rotary brush bristles is constantly sensed and the rotational speed of the rotary brush is automatically increased to maintain a desired b... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7082639 | Brush optimizer The present invention provides an improved mechanical coupling for rapidly adjusting the elevation of a working edge portion of a tool which working edge portion is subject to wear that decreases the effective length of the working edge portion. In one embodiment, t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056715 | GST sequences from soybean and their use in the production of herbicide resistant plants The present invention relates to inter alia, Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) and homoglutathione synthetase sequences from soybean and their use in the production of plants which are resitant to herbicides which comprise fomesafen and/or acifluorfen. In a particular... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051399 | Cleaner cartridge A cleaner cartridge includes a container having an interior cavity, in which cleaning agent can be stored. A first end of conduit is fluidically coupled to the interior cavity. A second end of the conduit is connectable to a chemical dispenser. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7024719 | Sweeper drag shoe A sweeper drag shoe used with a rotary broom in sweeping, whereby escaping debris from under a contact skid is recaptured. The sweeper drag shoe contains a deflection plate that redirects bristle tip movement inwardly to allow the broom to recapture debris which esc... | 04/11/2006 |
| RE38973 | Sweeper A sweeper includes a support structure having parallel arms which may be moved apart to allow a brush held between the arms to be replaced. Each of the arms has a hub mounted thereon by a universal joint which provides automatic alignment of the two hubs to provide ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971140 | Brush assembly of cleaner In a brush assembly of a cleaner including plural brushes arranged at the bottom surface of a cleaner body radially at regular intervals; plural supporting shafts for rotatively supporting the brushes; and a driving unit connected to the brushes in order to rotate t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6892414 | Street sweeper drag shoe A street sweeper drag shoe of cast austempered ductile iron used with a rotary broom in sweeping, whereby escaping debris from under a contact skid is recaptured. The street sweeper drag shoe contains a deflection plate that redirects bristle tip movement inwardly t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6877180 | Street sweeper main broom cutoff flap A street sweeper system is used typically in a motorized vehicle. The sweeper utilizes a cylindrical brush rotating about an axis generally perpendicular to the vehicle's direction of motion. A conveyor belt catches debris thrown forwards and upward by the brush and... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6802098 | Cylindrical brush idler-side taper adjustment assembly The present invention provides an adjustment mechanism and methods for adjusting the alignment of a powered cylindrical brush mounted to a surface maintenance vehicle relative to a surface to be maintained or cleaned by the vehicle. The device is preferably disposed... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6681433 | Sweeping unit A sweeping unit has a supporting frame and at least one motor-driven rotary brush which is rotationally mounted about an longitudinal axis thereof The supporting frame is provided with supporting wheels, and a distance of the wheels from the axis of the r... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678912 | Sweeping unit A sweeping unit which can be affixed to a carrier vehicle or a trailer, comprising a supporting frame and at least one motor-driven rotary brush which is rotationally mounted around the longitudinal axis thereof. The supporting frame is provided with supp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6640375 | Brush assembly A brush assembly is provided in a movable sweeper in which the sweeper includes a vehicle frame to which a rotatable cylindrical brush is connected. The sweeper comprises a turning equipment to turn a brush frame around the vertical axle. The turning equi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622336 | Connecting apparatus for attaching a sweeping implement to a traction vehicle A rotary brush assembly that is mounted to a traction vehicle, such as a skid steer type vehicle. The brush assembly is allowed to move relative to the traction vehicle within three degrees of freedom including yaw, roll, and up and down linear motion. Th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6615443 | Stall converter for single engine sweeper A street sweeper for cleaning municipal streets and commercial parking lots uses a single engine with a modified torque converter on the automatic transmission. The torque converter is designed to lock up or engage higher than on a standard torque convert... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6507968 | Side skirt for a surface treating apparatus An air barrier or skirt apparatus for a surface treating machine having a brush chamber and a rotatable brush substantially disposed within the brush chamber. The air barrier or skirt apparatus is disposed adjacent either end of the rotatable brush and ex... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6449793 | Tessellated cylindrical brush A sweeping machine for picking up debris from a surface includes a frame and wheels attached to said frame to support the frame of the sweeping machine over the surface being swept. A cylindrical brush is rotatably attached to said frame. The cylindrical ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446297 | Connecting apparatus for attaching a sweeping implement to a traction vehicle A rotary brush assembly that is mounted to a traction vehicle, such as a skid steer type vehicle. The brush assembly is allowed to move relative to the traction vehicle within three degrees of freedom including yaw, roll, and up and down linear motion. Th... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6360396 | Tractor implement for scrubbing pavement A tractor pavement-scrubbing implement having a rotating transverse cylindrical short-bristle brush attachable to a 3-point tractor hitch such that the brush may be lifted off the pavement surface or may be lowered against the pavement surface by the hydr... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354081 | Attachment for skid steer loader or other commercial work vehicle having wireless hydraulic sequencing block A work attachment for a commercial work vehicle such as a skid steer loader has a unique hydraulic circuit that splits hydraulic working flow between two hydraulic functions without the need for electronic solenoids. The commercial work vehicle has hydrau... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6311355 | Sweeper A movable sweeper having a frame to which a rotatable cylindrical brush is coupled, a flap arrangement locating at least in front of the rotatable brush with the flap leading brushed loose water and snow to the side, an adjustable support wheel for contro... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6286169 | Tessellated cylindrical brush A sweeping machine for picking up debris from a surface includes a frame and wheels attached to said frame to support the frame of the sweeping machine over the surface being swept. A cylindrical brush is rotatably attached to said frame. The cylindrical ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6205609 | Brush ring A brush ring, intended to be used particularly with several corresponding brush rings as a brush that rotates around a longitudinal axis in a brushing machine is provided. The brush ring consists of a brush part and a ring shaped frame part, that connects... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6041464 | Spring loaded skid plate kit for a street sweeper A kit for resiliently attaching a skid plate 10 to a street sweeper S is provided. The skid plate 10 is oriented within a track T between vertical rails R of the street sweeper S. The skid plate 10 is maintained adjacent the track T by a flex bar 40 exten... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035478 | Rotary broom mounting A mounting for a rotary broom on a skid steer loader has a bracket that is attached to a frame plate that mounts on the front attachment plate of the skid steer loader. The front attachment plate can be tilted about a horizontal axis through the use of a ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6016584 | Lateral sweeping apparatus Loose material is transferred from a surface primarily laterally outward with respect to a forward direction of movement. A plurality of elongated strip brush members are oriented at a predetermined acute angle and moved in an oval rotational pattern abou... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6006390 | Connecting mechanism for attaching a ground-engaging surface maintenance implement to a traction vehicle The present invention relates to an improved mechanism (100) for attaching a ground-engaging surface maintenance implement, preferably a front-mounted rotary sweeper (300), to a traction vehicle (200). The mechanism includes a four-bar linkage (102) to "y... | 12/28/1999 |
