Patent ID: 7350264
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A vacuum sweeper vehicle comprising: a sweeper body including a frame having attached thereto an axle apparatus; a pair of steerable front wheels supported by said axle apparatus at a forward end of said sweeper body, the axle apparatus comprising a plurality of axle members arranged to surround and define a space between said front wheels; a pair of rear wheels supported at a rearward end of said sweeper body; a container coupled to said sweeper body for receiving debris; a suction hose extending between said container and a vacuum nozzle proximal the forward end of said sweeper body, said suction hose extending through said space between said front wheels; a suction device for drawing said debris from said nozzle, into said container; and at least one brush coupled to the forward end of said sweeper body for sweeping debris from a ground surface.