Patent ID: 9649002
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A47L

Claim:
1. A mobile floor scrubber sweeper apparatus for collecting and discharging debris removed from a floor into a high dumpster, said mobile floor scrubber sweeper apparatus comprising: a cleaning fluid discharge arrangement for depositing a cleaning fluid on the floor; at least one brush disposed aft of said cleaning fluid discharge arrangement and engaging the floor for collecting and rearwardly directing debris and cleaning fluid; a hopper disposed aft of said at least one brush and adapted to receive and retain cleaning fluid and debris from the floor directed rearwardly by said at least one brush; a squeegee disposed aft of said hopper and engaging the floor for further removing cleaning fluid from the floor and directing the removed cleaning fluid to a reclaimed dirty solution tank within the mobile floor scrubber sweeper; a first support/positioning arrangement attached to said hopper for moving said hopper between a first lowered operating position, wherein said hopper is in position to receive cleaning fluid and debris from said at least one brush, and a first elevated position for depositing the cleaning fluid and debris into a dumpster; and a second support/positioning arrangement attached to said squeegee for moving said squeegee between a second lowered operating position, wherein said squeegee is in contact with the floor, and a second elevated position to facilitate servicing or replacement of said squeegee, wherein said first and second support/positioning arrangements operate independently and separate from one another, and said first and second elevated positions are vertically spaced from one another.