Patent ID: 9605395
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: E01H

Claim:
1. A sweeper head for mounting to a motorized street sweeper, the sweeper head comprising: a top wall defining a first opening and a second opening and having a bottom side; a leading wall coupled to the bottom side of the top wall; a trailing wall coupled to the bottom side of the top wall opposite the leading wall; a first side wall coupled to the bottom side of the top wall near the first opening, the first side wall further coupled to the leading wall and the trailing wall; a second side wall coupled to the bottom side of the top wall near the second opening, the second side wall opposite the first side wall and further coupled to the leading wall and the trailing wall; and a primary deflector positioned between the first opening and the second opening, the primary deflector coupled to the bottom side of the top wall near the first opening and projecting away from the bottom side of the top wall at an angle α between about 45 and about 90 degrees toward the first opening.