Patent ID: 8104620
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A47L,B03C,E01H

Abstract:
1. A magnetic sweeper comprising: a body having a top and a bottom and having a cavity formed therein; a magnet disposed within the cavity; a plurality of body wheels having a first diameter rotatably mounted to the body and extending downwardly therefrom; a cover hingeably mounted to the body and configured to cover substantially all of the bottom of the body, the cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, the cover having a plurality of cover wheels having a second diameter rotatably mounted thereto and extending downwardly therefrom; a latch integrated into the cover and configured to removably attach the cover to the body, the latch further configured to engage a mating notch formed in the body; a coupler mounted to the top of the body; and a handle mounted to the coupler; wherein the cover is swingably movable from a location within the influence of the magnet to a location outside the influence of the magnet, and wherein the body wheels mounted to the body rotate about a body wheel axis and wherein the cover wheels mounted to the cover rotate about cover wheel axis that is parallel to and spaced from the body wheel axis, and wherein the second diameter of the cover wheels is greater than the first diameter of the body wheel and wherein the cover wheel axis and the body wheel axis are fixed relative to one another when the cover is closed on the body, such that a front end of the magnetic sweeper is at a greater height above a floor than a rear end of the sweeper.