Patent ID: 8997905
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An electric utility vehicle comprising: a wheeled platform; a seat coupled to the platform for carrying a user; an electric motor coupled to the platform and configured to propel the platform; a pair of cleaning elements coupled to the platform, wherein the pair of cleaning elements is movable between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein the pair of cleaning elements is movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position with respect to each other; a first control configured to move the pair of cleaning elements between the raised position and the lowered position, wherein the first control is configured to move between a first position corresponding to the raised position of the pair of cleaning elements and a second position corresponding to the lowered position of the pair of cleaning elements, further comprising a mechanical linkage between the first control and the pair of cleaning elements, the mechanical linkage comprising: a pair of legs each coupled to a corresponding one of the pair of cleaning elements; a mounting plate coupled to the pair of legs, the mounting plate including a pivot point pivotally coupled to the wheeled platform and a connection point; wherein the connection point is mechanically coupled to the first control so that mounting plate and the pair of cleaning elements are pivoted vertically downward when the first control is moved to the second position and so that the mounting plate and the pair of cleaning elements are pivoted vertically upward when the first control is moved to the first position; and a second control configured to move the pair of cleaning elements between the collapsed position and the expanded position.