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The present disclosure relates to a lawn sweeper designed to collect debris, such as grass clippings and leaves, from a surface such as a lawn, and more particularly to a lawn sweeper with an adjustable brush assembly and characteristics associated with improved storage of such a device. A user may

The present disclosure relates to a lawn sweeper designed to collect debris, such as grass clippings and leaves, from a surface such as a lawn, and more particularly to a lawn sweeper with an adjustable brush assembly and characteristics associated with improved storage of such a device. A user may adjust the brush assembly with respect to the housing without needing to move the wheels. The hopper assembly may include a panel movable to be placed in at least two orientations, thereby allowing a user to change the volume within which the hopper assembly may collect debris. Methods are also disclosed for adjusting the brush assembly and for storing a lawn sweeper unit.

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1. A lawn sweeper assembly comprising: a lawn sweeper unit including:a housing including a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;a tow bar connected to the housing including a hitch tube connected to the tow bar and foldable with respect to the tow bar so as to be disposed in a st

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A lawn sweeper assembly comprising: a lawn sweeper unit including:a housing including a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;a tow bar connected to the housing including a hitch tube connected to the tow bar and foldable with respect to the tow bar so as to be disposed in a storage orientation substantially parallel to the tow bar and within the first and second side panels;a brush assembly connected to the housing, the brush assembly including a bracket, a locking mechanism, and a brush axle, the bracket including a first end and a second end and being directly connected to the housing via a rotational-connecting mechanism positioned between the first end and the second end, the bracket rotatable about a wheel axle, the locking mechanism positioned on the first end of the bracket and the brush axle connected to the bracket such that the brush assembly is adjustable to more than one position so as to adjust a brush with respect to the ground without requiring movement of the housing with respect to the ground; anda hopper bag assembly, connected to the lawn sweeper unit, including: a frame; and a bag supported by the frame for collecting debris, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel each include a slot through which a first end and a second end of the brush axle extends therethrough. 2. The lawn sweeper assembly of claim 1, wherein a mounting bracket is connected to the tow bar and the hitch tube and the hitch tube is movable through approximately 180 degrees regardless of position of the bracket on the tow bar. 3. The lawn sweeper assembly of claim 1, wherein an operative orientation of the hitch tube is defined when the hitch tube is disposed normal to the tow bar regardless of position of the bracket on the tow bar. 4. The lawn sweeper assembly of claim 1, wherein the brush assembly further includes a brush assembly bar connected to the bracket on an end of the bracket opposite the locking mechanism. 5. A lawn sweeper assembly comprising: a housing including a first side panel and a second side panel;a tow bar connected to the housing and including a hitch tube connected to the tow bar and foldable with respect to the tow bar so as to be disposed in a storage orientation substantially parallel to the tow bar and within the first and second side panels; anda brush assembly connected to the housing, the brush assembly including a bracket, a locking mechanism, and a brush axle, the bracket including a first end and a second end and being directly connected to the housing via a rotational-connecting mechanism positioned between the first end and the second end, the bracket rotatable about a wheel axle, the locking mechanism and the brush axle connected to the bracket such that the brush assembly is adjustable to more than one position so as to adjust a brush with respect to the ground without requiring movement of the housing with respect to the ground, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel each include a slot through which a first end and a second end of the brush axle extends therethrough. 6. The lawn sweeper assembly of claim 5, wherein a mounting bracket is connected to the tow bar and the hitch tube and the hitch tube is movable through approximately 180 degrees regardless of position of the bracket on the tow bar. 7. The lawn sweeper assembly of claim 5, wherein an operative orientation of the hitch tube is defined when the hitch tube is disposed normal to the tow bar regardless of position of the bracket on the tow bar. 8. The lawn sweeper assembly of claim 5, wherein the brush assembly further includes a brush assembly bar connected to the bracket on the second end of the bracket opposite the locking mechanism. 9. A lawn sweeper assembly comprising: a lawn sweeper unit including:a housing including a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;a tow bar connected to the housing including a hitch tube connected to the tow bar and foldable with respect to the tow bar so as to be disposed in a storage orientation substantially parallel to the tow bar and within the first and second side panels;a brush assembly connected to the housing, the brush assembly including a bracket, a locking mechanism, and a brush axle, the bracket including a first end and a second end and being directly connected to the housing via a rotational-connecting mechanism positioned between the first end and the second end, the bracket rotatable about a wheel axle, the locking mechanism positioned on the first end of the bracket and the brush axle connected to the bracket such that the brush assembly is adjustable to more than one position so as to adjust a brush with respect to the ground without requiring movement of the housing with respect to the ground; anda hopper bag assembly, connected to the lawn sweeper unit, including: a frame; and a bag supported by the frame for collecting debris, wherein the brush axle is connected to the bracket at a location between the locking mechanism and the rotational-connecting mechanism. 10. A lawn sweeper assembly comprising: a housing including a first side panel and a second side panel;a tow bar connected to the housing and including a hitch tube connected to the tow bar and foldable with respect to the tow bar so as to be disposed in a storage orientation substantially parallel to the tow bar and within the first and second side panels; anda brush assembly connected to the housing, the brush assembly including a bracket, a locking mechanism, and a brush axle, the bracket including a first end and a second end and being directly connected to the housing via a rotational-connecting mechanism positioned between the first end and the second end, the bracket rotatable about a wheel axle, the locking mechanism and the brush axle connected to the bracket such that the brush assembly is adiustable to more than one position so as to adjust a brush with respect to the ground without requiring movement of the housing with respect to the ground, wherein the brush axle is connected to the bracket at a location between the locking mechanism and the rotational-connecting mechanism.