Broom assembly

• US 8,973,201 B1
• Filed: 11/05/2013
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Hitchcock, Joseph M De Vito
• Original Assignee: David Hitchcock, Joseph M De Vito
• Inventors: De Vito, Joseph M., Hitchcock, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Application Number:
  US14/071,909
• Time in Patent Office: 490 Days
• Field of Search: 151441-1444, 151/45, 151/46, 151/591, 151/60, 151/72, D41/30, D41/32, D41/38, D32/50, D32/51
• US Class Current: 15/160
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/302 Broom
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 5/0054 designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 7/04 interchangeably removable bristle carriers

Abstract

A broom assembly is provided. The broom assembly includes a broom head which comprises an elongated back plate and a plurality of bristles extending from the back plate. The broom assembly also includes an elongated mounting plate which is attached to the back plate and extends over a longitudinal end of the back plate. A handle receiving bracket is attached to the mounting plate, projecting the same direction from the mounting plate as the broom head. The handle receiving bracket comprises at least two receiving cavities for attaching a handle. The broom assembly further comprises an elongated handle for insertion in the handle receiving bracket.

Claims

1. A broom assembly comprising:

a broom head which comprises an elongated back plate having opposite top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of bristles extending from the bottom surface thereof;

an elongated mounting plate which is attached to the top surface of the back plate of the broom head such that the mounting plate is substantially parallel to the back plate and also has a portion thereof extending beyond a longitudinal end of the back plate;

a handle receiving bracket attached to the mounting plate on the same side thereof as the back plate of the broom head such that the bristles and the receiving bracket are on the same side of the mounting plate, the bracket comprising at least two receiving cavities therein; and

an elongated handle for insertion into a respective one of the receiving cavities in the handle receiving bracket.

2. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, the handle further comprising a telescopic member.

3. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 2, wherein the telescopic handle is made of fiberglass.

4. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 2, wherein the telescopic handle extends between five feet and ten feet.

5. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, the handle being coupled to the handle receiving bracket by a wire-lock pin.

6. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, the handle being coupled to the handle receiving bracket by a ball-lock pin.

7. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, the broom head being aligned so the bristles may be inverted.

8. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, the mounting plate being coupled to the back plate by bolts and nuts.

9. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, the plurality of bristles projecting at least three inches from the back plate.

10. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein one of the at least two receiving cavities is disposed at an angle in relation to the mounting plate.

11. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein one of the at least two receiving cavities is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the mounting plate.

12. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is comprised of aluminum.

13. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the back plate is comprised of wood.

14. A broom assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the back plate is comprised of plastic.