Patent ID: 7124463

Claim:
A mobile sweeping system for removing a debris from a ground surface, the sweeping system having a forward direction of motion and a sweeping width, the sweeping system further comprising: a debris moving means moving a debris at least in part forwards across the sweeping width; a conveying means having an upper and lower surface and a midpoint therebetween catching a portion of the debris moved by the debris moving means, the conveying means having a collecting surface facing the debris moving means, the collecting surface moving at least in part upwards; and a deflecting means covering at least part of a collector clearance space defined between a lower edge of the conveying means and the ground surface, the deflecting means deflecting a portion of the debris moved by the debris moving means into the collector clearance space back to the debris moving means, said deflecting means including an elongated flexible blade having a plurality of slits extending from its distal edge, said slits permitting the blade to partially deform when striking an object so the remainder of the blade remains undeformed; said deflecting means mounted to the conveying means above the midpoint but below the upper surface, and wherein the conveying means further comprises an exit portion, the sweeping system further comprising a collecting means located forward of the conveying means to collect debris from the exit portion of the conveying means.