IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CLEANING OR SCRAPING PAVEMENTS AND OTHER SURFACES
Year: 1886

page_text: and other sur1800s.
We JOSEPH WRIGHT and William WRIGHT both of Edderthorpe Street Bradford
in the County of York Wheelwrights do hereby declare the nature of our inven-
tion for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CLEANING OR SCRAPING PAVEMENTS
AND OTHER SURFACES, to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of certain improvements hereinafter more particularly
described in apparatus for cleaning or scraping pavements and other surfaces such
as the foot walks of streets, promenades, ship's decks and other analogous surfaces
and pavements.
An apparatus according to our invention belongs to that type of cleaning,
scraping or sweeping apparatus known as the "squeegee" and operates according
to that principal and it can be utilized for any of the many purposes to which the
ordinary "squeegee" scraper or cleaner can be put.
A cleaning or scraping apparatus with our improvements applied thereto is as
follows,
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The apparatus consists of a frame preferably of wood having at each end a
squeegee" scraper made of suitable flexible material such as vulcanized rubber.
These "
squeegees are arranged, upon the frame so as to incline towards each
other hence one side of the frame will be of considerably greater length than the
other. The sides of the frame are preferably formed of curved members with the
depressed or lower portion in the centre of each piece. To this lower part of each
member there is fixed a wheel working upon a suitable bearing. The device or
attachment for the squeegees are fixed at the ends of the side members and are
preferably made adjustable and work thereon; by means of these curved members
the ends of the apparatus are elevated.
"
The end pieces to which the " squeegees are attached are connected together
and stiffened by a cross bar. This bar serves as a bearer for a hand lever which is
connected to it by means of a pin arranged to allow the hand lever to rock from
one side of the apparatus to the other as desired.
This hand lever serves as the means by which the apparatus is propelled and
worked.

page_text: At either end of the apparatus are provided means for receiving and holding the
hand lever and to which it is secured. An ordinarily constructed bracket or
standard may be used for this purpose having an end so formed as to fit into a
slot or receptacle in the hand lever and there fastened by a pin or other suitable
means. The standard and lever are arranged so that the desirable height of the
handle from the surface is obtained. The hand lever projects below its bearing
on the cross bar and to its end are attached two levers arranged in opposite
directions, their opposite ends being connected to the "squeegees," by which means,
as the hand lever is rocked to one way or the other, the two " squeegees are
respectively raised and lowered. These connecting bars have other holes or
provisions in them whereby they may be fastened to the end of the hand lever and
BO both "
squeegees" can be raised from the ground. There are also provided two
wheels at either end which may suitably be fixed to the cross bar or piece and
they may be made adjustable vertically. These wheels serve to regulate or govern
the dip or depression that may be necessary for either end of this apparatus also
the amount of the " squeegee "material that is to bear upon the surface being
cleaned.
"
It will be evident from the above description that the apparatus can be worked
in either direction by merely reversing the position of the hand lever there being
no necessity of turning the whole apparatus round. when desired to reverse the
direction in which it is being propelled; and the setting of the "squeegees” are
operated simultaneously with the reversing action of the lever.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Cleaning or Scraping Pavements
and other Surfaces.
'
We JOSEPH WRIGHT and WILLIAM WRIGHT both of Edderthorpe Street Bradford
in the County of York Wheelwrights, do, hereby declare the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention consists of certain improvements hereinafter more particularly
described in apparatus for cleaning or scraping pavements and other surfaces such
as the foot walks of streets, promenades, ships decks and other analogous surfaces
and pavements.
An apparatus according to our invention belongs to that type of cleaning
scraping or sweeping apparatus known as the "squeegee" and operates according
to that principal and it can be utilized for any of the purposes to which the
ordinary "squeegee" scraper or cleaner can be put.
:
That this invention may be clearly understood we have hereto attached a
sheet of drawings illustrative thereof and sufficient together with the following
explanation to enable any skilled person in the art to which it belongs or is
most nearly connected to put the invention into practice.
The drawings are marked with letters and figures of reference corresponding
with those in the following description like letters and figures being used to.
denote the same or corresponding parts throughout the views and figures.
REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 & 3 are details of parts of the apparatus hereinafter specified.
The cleaning or scraping apparatus with our improvements applied thereto as
illustrated in the drawings consists as follows:-
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a is a frame preferably of wood having at each end a "squeegee
scraper b
made of suitable flexible material in duplicate such as vulcanized rubber. These
squeegees b are arranged upon the frame so as to incline towards each other hence
one side of the frame is of considerably greater length than the other. The sides
of the frame are preferably formed of curved members with the depressed or lower
portion in the centre of each piece. To this lower part of each side member there
is fixed a wheel c working upon a suitable bearing. The device or attachments for
the "squeegee
are fixed at the ends of the side members and are preferably made
adjustable and work thereon; by means of these curved members the ends of the
apparatus are elevated.
"
The end pieces to which the squeegees are attached are connected together and
stiffened by a cross bar d. This bar d serves as a bearer for a hand lever 6 which
is connected to it by means of a pin f. arranged to allow the hand lever to rock
from one side of the apparatus to the other as desired.

page_text: This hand lever serves as the means by which the apparatus is propelled and
worked.
At either end of the apparatus are provided means for receiving and holding the
hand lever and to which it is secured. The bracket or standard g is used for this
purpose having an end so formed as to fit into a slot or receptacle in the hand
lever and is there fastened by a pin h. The standard g and lever e are arranged
so that the desirable height of the handle from the surface is obtained. The hand
levere projects below its bearing on the cross bar d and to its end are attached
two levers o arranged in opposite directions their opposite ends being connected to
the "squeegee" by which means as the hand levere is rocked to one way or the
other the two squeegees are respectively raised and lowered. These connecting
bars have holes or provisions in them as shown whereby they may be fastened to
the end of the hand lever e so the "squeegees can be raised from the ground.
There are also provided two wheels at either end which are suitably fixed to
the cross bar piece d they may be made adjustable vertically.
"
"
These wheels may serve to regulate or govern the dip or depression that may be
necessary for either end of this apparatus also the amount of the " squeegee
material that is to bear upon the surface being cleaned, or this may be effected by
making the scrapers b adjustable as illustrated in the drawings by the slotted
plates and bolt fastenings m.
It will be evident from the above description that the apparatus can be worked
in either direction by merely reversing the position of the hand lever there being
no necessity of turning the whole apparatus round when desired to reverse the
direction in which it is being propelled and the setting of the "squeegees" are
operated simultaneously with the reversing action of the lever.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. An apparatus constructed substantially as herein set forth.
2. In apparatus for cleaning or scraping pavements and other surfaces the use or
employment of two scrapers arranged substantially as set forth and operating as
described.
3. In apparatus of the type herein described the combination of a hand lever
(such as e) connected to the scrapers (such as b) by means such as described
operating substantially as set forth.
4. The combination of the hand lever e standards g g rods ii and scrapers bb
arranged and operating substantially as set forth.
5. The wheels kk arranged and operating in combination with an apparatus of
the type herein described for the purposes set forth.
6. The apparatus constructed particularly as set forth and illustrated with
reference to the drawings consisting of the frame a cross beam d scrapers b b
adjusting devices Im wheels c c and kk hand lever e rods ii, all arranged as
shown.