Patent ID: 6687939
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A bucket sweeper combination unit for use in connection with a prime mover for picking up debris, the prime mover having universal mounts and remote hydraulics that power the unit, said unit comprising:support beams adapted for attaching the unit to the prime mover; a sweeper having a housing enclosing a rotatable brush supported by the support beams; the housing having side walls, a front wall and a top wall with the brush mounted for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis extending between the side walls; a bucket supported by the support beams adjacent the sweeper and mounted for pivotal movement from a closed position to a dump position; the bucket having a bottom wall, side walls and a back wall that define an open front for receipt of debris picked up by the rotating brush; and a spoil guard mounted between the rotating brush and the open front of the bucket to direct debris ejected from the brush into the bucket when in its closed position and to retain the debris in the bucket until the bucket is moved to its dump position, the spoil guard having a deflecting plate extending along its top edge, the remaining portion of the spoil guard being flexible and extending downwardly.