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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Jay Hirshberg, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jay Hirshberg, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Casey Cotter, Frenchtown, MT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 1/04 (2006.01); A01G 20/43 (2018.01); A47L 11/24 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01); E01H 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 1/045 (2013.01); A01G 20/43 (2018.02); A47L 11/24 (2013.01); A47L 11/4013 (2013.01); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01); A47L 11/4069 (2013.01); A47L 11/4027 (2013.01); A47L 11/4063 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); E01H 1/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-propelled object-gathering apparatus includes a chassis, a drive system coupled to the chassis and configured to traverse the apparatus over a surface, and a receptacle coupled to the chassis. The apparatus also includes a sweep assembly coupled to the chassis and rotatable with respect to the chassis. The sweep assembly is configured to transfer objects from the surface into the receptacle by mechanical action on the objects, and without the use of negative pressure or vacuum suction acting on the objects during the transfer, in response to rotation of the sweep assembly.