Claims
- 1. A cleaning device comprising:a frame; a drive motor mounted to said frame; two brush rollers that are mounted parallel to one another on the frame and are actuated by said drive motor to rotate in opposite directions; and a push handle attached to the frame; said push handle being rigidly connected to the frame with respect to a longitudinal axis of said handle, said connection located on said frame at a point substantially midway between said brush rollers, and said longitudinal axis of said handle defining a first vertical plane that, in a first orientation, extends parallel to and lies between respective second and third vertical planes defined by said axes of rotation of said brush rollers; wherein, at an end of the push handle remote from the frame, the push handle comprises handle elements that are symmetrically disposed spaced apart at substantially right angles to said longitudinal axis of said push handle.
- 2. The cleaning device of claim 1, further comprising a swivel connection connecting the push handle to the frame around a horizontal swivel axis that extends at right angles to the direction of the axes of rotation of the brush rollers.
- 3. The cleaning device of claim 2, wherein the push handle acts between the brush rollers on the frame.
- 4. The cleaning device of claim 2, wherein the push handle can be swiveled around a vertical swivel axis into a second orientation in which the handle protrudes from the frame such that the first vertical plane is perpendicular to the second and third vertical planes.
- 5. The cleaning device of claim 4, wherein the push handle can be fixed in one of said first orientation or said second orientation.
- 6. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the push handle acts between the brush rollers on the frame.
- 7. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the push handle is bar shaped.
- 8. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the handle elements form a U-shaped curved piece.
- 9. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the push handle can be swiveled around a vertical swivel axis into a second orientation in which the handle protrudes from the frame such that the first vertical plane is perpendicular to the second and third vertical planes.
- 10. The cleaning device of claim 9, wherein the push handle can be fixed in one of said first orientation or said second orientation.
- 11. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the push handle is divided into at least two portions, which can be fixed adjacent to one another in an operating position or folded together in an inoperative position.
- 12. The cleaning device of claim 11, wherein the folded-together portions of the push handle can be laid on an upper side of the frame.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of international application No. PCT/EP98/04140, filed Jul. 3, 1998 Status of application: Pending
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