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Tessellated cylindrical brush

US6286169A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1997
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4061
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

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 brush includes a tubular main body and tufts attached to said tube such that the tufts extend radially outward from said tube. The tube has regions devoid of tufts bounded by regions having tufts. The sweeping machine also includes a mechanism for rotating said cylindrical brush.

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