Broom head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9375076-B2
Application number	US-201214366027-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2012
Priority date	Dec 22, 2011
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

In respect of the problem of indicating a broom head ( 1 ) which can be produced such that its individual parts are easy to store, wherein the individual parts are fixed to one another following production of the broom head, said broom head ( 1 ) comprising a basic body ( 2 ) with a plate ( 3 ), from which project first cleaning elements ( 4 ) for directing towards a surface which is to be cleaned, wherein the plate ( 3 ) also has second cleaning elements ( 5 ), which assist the cleaning performance of the first cleaning elements ( 4 ), projecting from it, is characterized in that the second cleaning elements ( 5 ) are arranged on a module ( 6 ) which can be introduced, as a separate individual part, into an aperture ( 9 ) of the plate ( 3 ) such that the second cleaning elements ( 5 ) engage through the plate ( 3 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A broom head comprising:
a plate having an aperture formed therein therethrough, the aperture passing from a first face of the plate to a second face of the plate, and a plurality of first cleaning elements extending outwardly therefrom from the second face of the plate towards a surface to be cleaned;
a module having a plurality of second cleaning elements extending outwardly therefrom, an entirety of the second cleaning elements received through the aperture to extend towards the surface to be cleaned, wherein the second cleaning elements are configured as lamellae and the entire module has a flat configuration in the outwardly extending direction of the second cleaning elements;
a cap coupled to the first face of the plate, the module fixed between the plate and the cap; and
wherein the cap includes a receptacle formed thereon configured for receiving a handle.

2. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the module includes a ridge having the second cleaning elements arranged thereon and extending outwardly therefrom.

3. The broom head of claim 2 , wherein the aperture is configured as an elongate slot.

4. The broom head of claim 2 , wherein the ridge serves as an abutment that is laid against the plate.

5. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the first cleaning elements are configured as bristles.

6. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning elements are manufactured from an elastomer.

7. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning elements are manufactured from a foam.

8. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein each of the second cleaning elements has one of a straight configuration, a bent configuration, and a curved configuration.

9. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the cap, the plate, and the module are separately formed from each other and cooperate with each other to form a unitary basic body.

10. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the plate and the cap are one of adhesively bonded, welded, and latched to one another.

11. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning elements are arranged as a palisade.

12. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning elements are surrounded on all sides by the first cleaning elements.

13. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the lamellae are one of U-shaped, V-shaped, and X-shaped.

14. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the lamellae are one of round and oval.

15. The broom head of claim 1 , wherein the lamellae are arranged as an alternating series of lamellae having convexly curved and concavely curved surfaces.

Assignees

• Weis Norbert
• Clemen Hans-Jörg
• Hunger Marc
• Freudenberg Carl Kg

Inventors

• Weis Norbert
• Clemen Hans-Jörg
• Hunger Marc

Classifications

• A46B7/04 Primary

  interchangeably {removable bristle carriers} · CPC title

• A46B2200/302

  Broom · CPC title

• A46B9/005

  where the brushing material is not made of bristles, e.g. sponge, rubber or paper · CPC title

• A46B9/00

  Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body · CPC title

• A47L13/12

  Implements with several different treating devices · CPC title