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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136193 | Side broom having memory recall and method for performing the same The present disclosure relates generally to debris collection devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a debris collection vehicle utilizing a side broom having memory recall functionality. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7802339 | Side brush Side brushes adapted to be mounted on a sweeping machine and operative as a brush about a rotation axis are disclose herein. The side brushes include a base element and a bristle segment. According to one embodiment, the base element has at least one outer edge and ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7735176 | Sweeping machine with variable wheel tracking A compact sweeping vehicle has steerable front wheels of variable track with a minimum track dimension for sweeping and a maximum track dimension for travel to and from the workplace. The front wheels are steerable and independently driven by hydraulic motors and ar... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7690068 | Protective structure for brushes of sweeping machines The invention relates a protective structure for brushes of sweeping machines (30) having a frame (31) and at least one cup-shaped brush (20) supported protruding from the frame (31), said structure (1) comprising a flexible membra... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7373685 | Mechanical sweeper configuration A mechanical sweeper is disclosed. The mechanical sweeper includes a front housing and a rotating brush secured to the front housing having tangentially extending bristles adapted to engage a surface at an oblique angle. The mechanical sweeper further includes a fra... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7313839 | Sweeping system with front removable hopper A surface maintenance apparatus is described, having a sweeping system positioned near the front or leading edge of the apparatus. The sweeping system includes a plurality of brushes and a removable hopper for collecting debris. The sweeping system is capable of bei... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7203987 | Side brush A side brush, which is adapted to be mounted on the body of a sweeping machine, for use as a brush rotatable about a rotation axis, and which includes a base and a plurality of individual bristle segments detachably mountable thereto, having bristles included therei... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191544 | Lint removal system A lint removal system includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. Each of the front and back walls has an elongated opening therein. The openings are aligned. A clothes moving apparatus ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7059007 | Industrial brush An industrial brush to remove material, of the type known as bowl headed, consisting of a rotating tool which is connected by means of an upper nut (3) to pins or bolts protruding from portable machines . This brush has a bowl shaped head (2) connected... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025834 | Retractable broom and dust skirt A gutter broom assembly for a street sweeper and method of use are disclosed. The invention relates to street sweeper having a vacuum system for moving air through a portion thereof and having a gutter broom assembly. The gutter broom assembly includes housing, a gu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6698055 | Sweeping machine and sweeping lip A sweeping machine of the type having two rotating brushes which in operation sweep material into a sweeping lip assembly is provided. In order to prevent damages to the sweeping lip, the forward area which in use contacts the ground during sweeping opera... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6675424 | Litter vacuum A mobile litter pickup vehicle has a pair of forward corner brushes independently mounted on articulated arms so that the brushes may be moved in the event an obstacle is encountered to avoid damage to the brushes or to the object. An air recirculating sy... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6640374 | Curb brush is an implement for displacing debris from the top and bottom of rounded curbs Curb Brush is an implement for displacing debris from the top and bottom of rounded curbs with a steel scraper cut to the shape of the curb to remove large debris; a gutter broom mounted behind the steel scraper spinning counter clockwise to displace debr... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6571423 | Surface-cleaning device with rotatable and pivotable cleaning part The invention relates to a surface-cleaning device (61, 63) which has a base part (69) and a cleaning part (67) having a substantially flat contact surface (71) for contact with a surface (41) to be cleaned and which is rotatable relative to the base part... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6550089 | Device for picking-up small-sized litter A device for picking-up small-sized litter from floor and other surfaces is generally disclosed comprising a remote-controlled electric motor with power supply (3) located inside a case (1) standing on supporting wheels (2), and attached rolling litter co... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6457202 | Sweeping machine brush mounting assembly An improved brush assembly for mounting on horizontally rotating brushes on street sweeping machines. A circular disk carries brush holders holding bristles in the desired configuration. The brush holders are clamped to the disk by a clamp having a clamp ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6425169 | Surface working apparatus A surface working apparatus includes a surface working head arrangement having a frame member and a plurality of surface working members arranged to depend therefrom in the direction of the surface to be worked, each of the plurality of surface working me... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6256827 | Utility type surface cleaning vehicle having improved gutter broom placement A utility type surface cleaning vehicle comprising a unitary frame utility type tractor defining a longitudinal axis and having left and right driven rear wheels and at least one steerable front wheel and a trailer connecting mechanism. A debris hopper is... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6163915 | Control system for floor care machine A floor care machine such as a burnisher may operate in a manual or automatic mode for controlling the operating pressure of the working unit, such as a brush or pad. The illustrated machine has a motor and pad driver assembly mounted for height adjustmen... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6148476 | Floor surface cleaning machine A floor scrubber (10) is disclosed including a drive lug (62) for removably connecting a scrubbing member (64) to a drive (60) and having a trough for receipt and catching of solution for passage to the surface. The mount (58) for the drive (60) is biased... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6134740 | Sweeping machine brush mounting assembly An improved brush assembly for horizontally rotating brushes on street sweeping machines. A circular disk carries brush holders for holding bristles in the desired configuration. The brush holders are clamped to the disk by a clamp having a clamp bar that... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6052865 | Air brush vaccum-fan gutter broom A gutter broom (8) for a pavement sweeper is defined by an annular brush disc (24) having a central opening and from which a series of equi-spaced conventional bristle blocks (11) are removably secured. A downwardly depending air foil (18) is secured to t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6026533 | Rotary brush plate apparatus Rotary brush apparatus usable in the environment of a street sweeper includes a generally circular plate to which are secured brush segments. The brush segments are secured to the plate by pins and lock plates movable vertically upwardly in response to ro... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6000084 | Surface working apparatus A combined floor scrubbing/floor burnishing apparatus comprises a machine frame (16) supporting a motor-driven surface-working head arrangement (27), a device (10) for selectively varying the pressure exerted by the head arrangement on the surface, and a ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5991951 | Running and working robot not susceptible to damage at a coupling unit between running unit and working unit A running and working robot for performing a prescribed work while it runs includes a body with a running unit, and a working unit for working, and the body is coupled to the working unit by means of a coupling member with a buffer member. As a result, ev... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5943724 | Electro-hydraulic brush down force control A floor cleaning machine of the type having a fluid driven scrub brush utilizes fluid pressure for applying down force on the scrub brush to a floor surface being cleaned. The fluid pressure applied is controlled by a fluid pressure regulator which has a ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5884353 | Sweeper with hopper heat shield A surface maintenance machine includes a body, wheels for supporting the body, a sweeping brush and a debris hopper adjacent the sweeping brush and positioned to receive debris swept by the brush. The hopper has a floor, walls, and a top, all formed of a ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5742966 | Floor-cleaning machine provided with movable brushes and dragging disc The invention is a new floor-cleaning machine, with brushes and motor mounted on a support which travels sidewards; the motor is positioned on the side opposite to the travelling direction of the support, in such a way as to allow the brush to protrude. T... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5737793 | Rotary brush plate apparatus Rotary brush apparatus usable in the environment of a street sweeper includes a generally circular plate to which are secured brush segments. The brush segments are secured to the plate by pins on plates movable vertically upwardly in response to rotation... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5715567 | Vehicle for dust and trash collecting A vehicle for dust and trash collecting comprises: wheels, a framework supported by said wheels, a storage tank (8) for dust and trash, at least one rotating brush (10), means (6) for setting said wheels in motion, and control means (7) comprising a fluid... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5673450 | Brush pressure system Cleaning or sweeping apparatus for example of the pedestrian type, has a suspension and preferably means for biasing the brush or brushes against the surface to be cleaned or swept, at a desired value and preferably at a controllably variable value. Long ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5667019 | Soil treating device The invention relates to a soil treating device comprising at least one working element rotatably driven by a rotation shaft and a frame accommodating the working element and displaceable practically parallel to the ground, characterized in that the rotat... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5504969 | Self-propelled machine for cleaning and disinfecting transportation vehicles A machine for cleaning and disinfecting transportation vehicles comprises a frame provided with a plurality of wheels, electric motor means for driving the wheels and therefore moving the machine in a predetermined direction, a device for washing and clea... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5481776 | Brush pressure system A brush pressure system for a cleaning or sweeping machine, particularly of the pedestrian type, has elements for biasing the brush or brushes against the surface to be cleaned or swept, at a desired value and preferably at a controllably variable value. ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5421053 | Removable brush coupling A coupling for removably affixing a brush to a rotatable drive shaft includes a drive hub affixed to the drive shaft, in which an axial projection having a cam surface is disposed on either the drive hub or the brush. The other of the hub and the brush de... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5261139 | Raised baseboard brush for powered floor sweeper A raised powered baseboard brush apparatus (10) for use on top of a conventional corner sweeper attachment (100) for a powered floor sweeper (200) for engaging a rotating elevated baseboard brush member (26) into contact with the top portion of a baseboar... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5259085 | Floor-care work disks which can be attached by clip mounting to the drive plate of a floor-care instrument A floor-care work disk (4) which can be mounted by a clip mounting to the drive plate (1) of a floor-care apparatus (G) and has clip-tongue passage windows (6) and a resting surface (9) which permits wobbling movement between drive plate (1) and floor-car... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5199128 | Method and apparatus for cleaning rubber deposits from airport runways and roadways A method and apparatus for cleaning rubber deposits from surfaces such as airport runways and roadways is disclosed. The apparatus includes a large vehicle that has the capacity to be loaded so as to effectively add weight to rubber cleaning tires of the ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5197211 | Vehicle for beach cleaning The vehicle is intended as a self-propelled utility model for beach cleaning. It has a vehicle frame which comprises at least one front and rear axle. A garbage pickup is disposed therebetween. The vehicle is to be a multi-purpose vehicle. The vehicle fra... | 03/30/1993 |
