Patent ID: 7086118

Claim:
A road speed broom sweeper with vacuumized dust control, comprising: a. a transportable machine chassis having a front axle and at least one rear axle: b. a vacuum source coupled to the transportable machine chassis; c. a rotary broom controllably suspended from the transportable machine chassis rearward of the at least one war axle and controllably positioned so as to be capable of making contact with a road surface Intended to be swept; d. a rotary broom shroud toning a rotary broom chamber in fluid communication with the vacuum source capable of being vacuumized, the rotary broom shroud being located around and about the rotary broom and having an opening adapted to be adjacent said road surface Intended to be cleaned; e. a hopper for collecting dust, dirt, and debris: f. a conveyor mechanism having a housing in fluid communication with the vacuum source, and the housing having a first open end In communication with the rotary broom chamber, and a second end in communication with the hopper, the conveyor mechanism adapted for transporting to the hopper any dust, dirt, and debris thrown from the rotary broom; and, g. an air filtration mechanism in the path of the air entering the hopper and exhausting out to the outside environment for substantially removing any airborne dust in air drawn from the rotary broom chamber before being exhausted to the outside environment.