Patent ID: 8038030

Claim:
A container for use in a mobile floor sweeper machine, comprising: left and right upright side walls, an upright rear wall, a forward wall, and a bottom, said forward wall being shorter than said outer rear wall, said forward wall, rear wall and first and second side walls cooperating to define an inlet opening extending along a plane at an angle approximately in the range of 30°-40° relative to said bottom, each of said side walls, rear wall, forward wall being of a dual wall construction and cooperating to define a continuous, flat upper sealing edge adapted to seal with the casing of said machine when said container is in a use position relative to said machine, the upper edges of said left and right side walls and said rear wall defining a generally U-shaped outer first recessed portion constructed to receive a handle; and a bail handle having extending legs, the distal portions of said legs of said handle being pivotally mounted to upper intermediate portions of said left and right side walls respectively and arranged to be housed within said first recessed portion such that extensions of the outer surfaces of said left and right side walls are outside the lateral portions of said handle when said handle is folded into said first recessed portion, and the upper surfaces of said left and right side walls and said rear wall define a sealing plane above said handle when said handle is received in said first recessed portion.