Patent ID: 8020236

Claim:
A floor sweeper comprising: an elongated handle having opposite top and bottom ends; a sweeper head with a top, bottom, front, back, and opposite first and second sides, the front, back and opposite sides defining an outer edge of the sweeper head; a roller having sweeping bristles mounted thereon mounted to the sweeper head for rotation in a first direction; the front further comprising a front housing enveloping a portion of the roller; a ventilation opening in the top of the sweeper head in fluid communication with the debris receiving means and the front roller, an air passageway defined between the front roller and front housing, front roller and top, debris receiving means and the ventilation opening in the sweeper head for providing an air flow path from the front roller, through the sweeper head to the debris receiving means and out the top whereby debris in front of the sweeper head is swept into the sweeper head and not pushed away from the sweeper head by air pressure created by the rotating front roller; mounting means for connecting the sweeper head to the bottom of the elongated handle; guides mounted to the bottom of the sweeper head adjacent to the front and at each of the opposite first and second sides, the guides having a tapered surface to direct debris from the first and second sides respectively toward the roller; debris receiving means for receiving the debris swept by the front roller; and a cloth mounted to the bottom of the sweeper head between the roller and the outer edge for picking up and retaining dust particles and debris not swept into the debris receiving means by the roller.