I love my sweeper. Gets all the dog hair up. Plus it turns into a dust buster too, which is very convenient! Which do you use?
2007-08-17 10:33:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Electric Sweeper
2007-08-17 10:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Carpet sweeper
A carpet sweeper is a mechanical device for the cleaning of carpets in place. They were popular before the vacuum cleaner and have been largely superseded by them.
However, some restaurant chains continue to use them (e.g. Perkins) as they are lightweight and very quiet, enabling the waitstaff to quickly clean crumbs up from the floor without disturbing other diners. Carpet Sweepers are still available from major chains like Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
A carpet sweeper typically consists of a small box. The base of the box has rollers and brushes, connected by a belt or gears. There is also a container for dirt. The arrangement is such that when pushed along a floor the rollers turn and force the brushes to rotate. The brushes sweep dirt and dust from the floor into the container. Carpets sweepers would frequently have a height adjustment that enabled them to work on different lengths of carpet, or carpetless floors. The sweeper would usually have a long handle so that it could be pushed without bending over.
The carpet sweeper was reinvented at the beginning of the 21st century, and fitted with an electric motor to spin the rollers and brushes. The device was rechargeable.
Patented by Melville R. Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, in 1876. Manufactured & sold starting in 1883.
In some areas of the U.S., carpet sweepers are colloquially known as a "hoky" after the HOKY brand sweeper; the reference is used in either noun form ("Where is the hoky?") or in verb form ("Are you going to hoky the floor?").
Cheers :)
2007-08-17 11:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Larry L - Hi Everyone :D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a broom, can't afford the sweeper
2007-08-17 14:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Saw Dust♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A broom!
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2007-08-17 10:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by Oh, it's like that? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only have my broom. Me and my sister Wanda, haven't gone electric yet.
2007-08-17 11:07:05 · answer #5 · answered by Granny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i use t have a it broke so now i am using broom and dust pan
2007-08-17 14:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by hotswimchick94 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sweeper.
2007-08-17 10:42:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
electric,better on the rug
2007-08-17 10:42:16 · answer #8 · answered by back to basics 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i still use both
2007-08-17 10:40:45 · answer #9 · answered by Cliff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋