Patent ID: 9340936
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: E01H

Claim Text:
1. A utility type surface cleaning vehicle comprising: a unitary frame utility type tractor defining a longitudinal axis and having a front end and a back end, left and right driven rear wheels and at least one steerable front wheel and a trailing unit connecting mechanism; a debris hopper removably connectable in trailing relation to said utility type tractor via said trailing unit connecting mechanism; a pick-up head operatively mountable on said unitary frame utility type tractor, wherein said pick-up head has a housing having a wide front portion and a narrow rear portion, and a debris outlet in the narrow rear portion; wherein said narrow rear portion of said housing of said pick-up head extends rearwardly beneath the rear axle assembly of said unitary frame utility type tractor; and, an air and debris transfer duct having an inlet connected in debris receiving relation to said debris outlet of said pick-up head and an outlet connected in debris depositing relation to said debris hopper.