Patent Application
20240125064
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The disclosure relates to brush devices and more particularly pertains to a new brush device for sweeping a newly formed curb.
The prior art relates to brush devices. Known prior art lacks an offset and elevated brush to allow a conventional skidsteer or similar vehicle to sweep and clear debris from a newly formed curb.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a frame for attachment to a vehicle such that the frame extends forwardly from the vehicle. The frame includes a frame attachment bracket and a rail coupled to the frame attachment bracket. A brush arm is coupled to the rail and is extendable laterally from the rail. A brush is coupled to the brush arm. The brush is rotatable for sweeping a surface laterally offset from the vehicle.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A brush arm 30 is coupled to the rail 18. The brush arm 30 extends laterally from the rail 18. The brush arm 30 is adjustably extendable from the rail 18. An extension ram 32 has a primary end 34 coupled to the rail 18 and a secondary end 36 coupled to the brush arm 30. Extension and retraction of the extension ram 32 adjusts a length of extension of the brush arm 30 from the rail 18. The extension ram 32 is hydraulic and configured for hydraulic coupling to the hydraulic system of the vehicle 14.
A brush 40 is coupled to the brush arm 30. The brush 40 is rotatable wherein the brush 40 is configured for sweeping a surface 42 laterally offset from the vehicle 14. The brush 40 is cylindrical and includes a plurality of bristles 44 arranged and extending radially relative to a central axis of the brush 40. The plurality of bristles 44 is flexible wherein the brush 40 is configured for conforming to a shape of a curb formed by the surface 42 laterally offset from the vehicle 14. A motor 46 is coupled to the frame 12. The motor 46 is operationally coupled to the brush 40 wherein the motor 46 rotates the brush 40. The motor 46 is hydraulic and configured for hydraulic coupling to the hydraulic system of the vehicle 14 using conventional hydraulic lines as are commonly known and used for control of other types of accessories such as a plow or the like. The brush 40 is rotated by the motor 46 such that a bottom 48 of the brush 40 moves in a forward direction on the surface 42 laterally offset from the vehicle 14. This drives debris on the surface 42 forward leaving the surface clear of dirt and debris as the brush 40 passes over the surface 42 in a forward direction. A cover 50 is coupled to the brush arm 30. The cover 50 is arcuate such that the cover 50 is positioned concentric with respect to the brush 40. The cover 50 extends upwardly and forwardly from the brush arm 30 wherein the cover 50 extends from the brush arm 30 over a top of the brush 40.
The rail 18 may be one of a pair of rails 18A,18B. The pair of rails 18A,18B is parallel and horizontally oriented. The brush arm 30 may similarly be one of a pair of brush arms 30A,30B. Each brush arm 30 of the pair of brush arms 30A,30B is coupled to and extendable from a respective rail of the pair of rails 18A,18B.
In use, the frame 12 is attached to the vehicle 14 and any hydraulic connections are made to the hydraulic system of the vehicle 14. The brush 40 is extended laterally from the rail 18 and the vehicle 14. The brush 40 is rotated by the motor 46 and the vehicle 14 is driven to pass the brush 40 over the surface 42.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
