Broom

• US 20040034955A1
• Filed: 08/18/2003
• Published: 02/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bruce Robert Townsend
• Original Assignee: Bruce Robert Townsend
• Inventors: Townsend, Bruce Robert
• Application Number:
  US10/362,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20040034955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/144.1
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 17/02 Devices for holding brushes in use
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/302 Broom
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/0058 Mechanical joint or hinge made up of several components
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 3/38 Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints

Abstract

A mounting means for connecting a broom handle (18) to a broom head (10). The mounting means includes a bracket (15) non-rotatably connected to the broom head (10). The bracket is also pivotally connected to said handle (18) about an axis (19) which is substantially at right angles to the main axis of the broom head (10) and is angled with respect to the axis of the handle (18) and broom head (10) so that greater manoeuvability of the broom is achieved.

Claims

1. A mounting means for connecting a cleaning tool head with a cleaning tool handle, wherein the cleaning tool head is capable of pivotal movement relative the cleaning tool handle.

2. A mounting means as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cleaning tool handle is pivotally connected to said handle about an axis which is substantially at right angles to the main axis of the cleaning head and is angled with respect to the axis of the handle.

3. A mounting means as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting means includes a bracket.

4. A mounting means as claimed in claim 3 wherein the bracket is not rotatable relative the cleaning tool head.

5. A mounting means as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bracket is either U- or J-shaped.

6. A mounting means as claimed in claim 1 wherein the mounting means includes means for connecting the bracket with the cleaning tool head.

7. A mounting means as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting means includes means for securing the cleaning tool handle with the bracket.

8. A mounting means as claimed in any of the previous claims, wherein the cleaning tool is a broom.

9. A broom comprising a broom head, a broom handle and a mounting means as claimed in any of the previous claims.