Patent ID: 9353492
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: E01H

Claim Text:
1. A method for removing a conveyor from a mechanical broom sweeper vehicle from the top of the vehicle, the mechanical broom sweeper of the type having a rotatable roadway-engaging broom and a debris conveyor mounted aft of the rear axle of the vehicle and having a cradle for carrying the conveyor at a predetermined angle relative to the roadway, the conveyor having first and second stub shafts, a first stub shaft extending laterally outward from a first side of the conveyor and a second stub shaft extending laterally outward from a second side of the conveyor, the first and second stub shafts coaxial with a common axis, comprising the steps of: mounting the first and second stub shafts in respective first and second stub shaft receiving formations, each formation having a first part connected to the vehicle and having a semi-cylindrical surface receiving its respective stub shaft and having a second removable part having a semi-cylindrical surface, the second removable part and the first part removeably secured together so that the semi-cylindrical surfaces define a bore for receiving its respective stub shaft; removing each second removeable part from its respective first part; disconnecting any mechanical connections to the conveyor; removing any structures on the sweeper vehicle superposed above the conveyor and interfering with lifting the conveyor vertically from the sweeper vehicle; and lifting the conveyor from the vehicle to effect removal therefrom.