carpet sweeper

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A device used to clean rugs and floors, consisting of a metal or plastic box equipped with rotating brushes and pushed by means of a long handle.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A mechanical sweeper or broom for cleaning carpets and collecting the dust in a closed pan.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet