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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Steven L Boomgaarden, Rosemount, MN (US);
Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A vacuum trash collection vehicle includes a vehicle mounted debris container and a hose connected at one end to the debris container. There is a source of vacuum on the vehicle and it is applied to the hose. The hose is open at one end to form a collection nozzle. The hose is boom supported by the vehicle and there are driver accessible controls for moving the hose and nozzle for debris collection. There is a debris collection wand assembly mounted on the vehicle which includes a flexible collapsible hose connected at one end to the debris container and having a source of vacuum applied thereto. There is a valve for controlling the application of vacuum to the collapsible hose. A tubular portable wand is mounted on the vehicle and removable for debris collection. The collapsible hose extends into the tubular wand for connection thereto, with the collapsible hose collapsing into the tubular wand for storage on the vehicle when not in use for debris collection.