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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ross E Hopkins, Emporia, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation, Emporia, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15 42 ; 15 27 ; 15 4 / ;
Abstract
A handheld sweeper with a rotary brush and compartments for collecting debris has a rear door pivotally mounted to close a rear opening of the compartment. A front button operates a plate terminating with a hinge-like web connected to the door to open and close the door. A biasing spring biases the door closed. An auxiliary brush in front of the sweeper is located below the button.