Patent ID: 8640294

Claim:
A lawn sweeper assembly comprising: a lawn sweeper unit including: a housing including a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; a tow bar connected to the housing including a hitch tube connected to the tow bar and foldable with respect to the tow bar so as to be disposed in a storage orientation substantially parallel to the tow bar and within the first and second side panels; a brush assembly connected to the housing, the brush assembly including a bracket, a locking mechanism, and a brush axle, the bracket including a first end and a second end and being directly connected to the housing via a rotational-connecting mechanism positioned between the first end and the second end, the bracket rotatable about a wheel axle, the locking mechanism positioned on the first end of the bracket and the brush axle connected to the bracket such that the brush assembly is adjustable to more than one position so as to adjust a brush with respect to the ground without requiring movement of the housing with respect to the ground; and a hopper bag assembly, connected to the lawn sweeper unit, including: a frame; and a bag supported by the frame for collecting debris, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel each include a slot through which a first end and a second end of the brush axle extends therethrough.