Floor sweeper

Abstract

A floor sweeper includes a body, an electric motor mounted within the body, a main brush mounted to the body and extending transversely thereof and driven by the electric motor to rotate. The floor sweeper also includes an auxiliary brush mounted to the body and driven to rotate about a vertical axis independently of the electric motor and main brush.

1 . A floor sweeper comprising: 
 a body,    a main brush mounted to the body and extending transversely thereof and driven to rotate,    an auxiliary brush mounted to the body and driven to rotate about a substantially vertical axis independently of the main brush.    
   
   
       2 . The floor sweeper of  claim 1  further comprising an electric motor mounted within the body and driving the main brush.  
   
   
       3 . The floor sweeper of  claim 2  further comprising a drive pulley attached to add an output shaft of the electric motor, a driven pulley upon the main brush and a drive belt extending about the drive pulley and driven pulley.  
   
   
       4 . The floor sweeper of  claim 1  further comprising surface-engaging wheels attached to the body and wherein the auxiliary brush is driven to rotate by one of the surface-engaging wheels.  
   
   
       5 . The floor sweeper of  claim 4  further comprising another auxiliary brush—the main brush being flanked by the auxiliary brushes and wherein said another auxiliary brush is driven to rotate by another of said surface-engaging wheels.  
   
   
       6 . The floor sweeper of  claim 4  further comprising a wheel pulley attached to each surface-engaging wheel and an auxiliary pulley attached to each auxiliary brush and a drive belt extending between each respective wheel pulley and auxiliary pulley.