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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Takashi Ohzeki, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Kimura, Saitama, JP;
Yasuji Hashimoto, Saitama, JP;
Yoshinobu Itani, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Shinozaki, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Waste scattered on a sandy beach is recovered in a clean and efficient manner by using a beach cleaner of a simple structure. In a first waste recovery step, a first beach cleaner A is allowed to travel on a sandy beach while being towed by a self-traveling vehicle R, whereby waste G such as string-like waste and other elongated waste is caught on rakes and conveyed to a waste recovery area. In a waste recovery station the first beach cleaner A is lifted to recover the waste. In a second waste recovery step, while a second beach cleaner is allowed to travel by the self-traveling vehicle, waste such as cans which have not been recovered in the first waste recovery step are scooped up in a waste conveying section, and are then collected in a waste collecting section by means of scraping blades and are recovered in a waste recovering area. In a third waste recovery step, while the first beach cleaner A is allowed to travel at a high speed by the self-traveling vehicle R, small waste such as cigarette butts popped up with sand which is scraped up by the scraper are allowed to drop and collected onto a waste catch net, and the waste thus collected is recovered in the waste recovery area.