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US 11,027,410 B2Granted
Ergonomic lateral manual sweeping device
OwnerErik P. Barnaalinventor
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Abstract
An ergonomic lateral sweeping device is described. In an embodiment, the device has a sweeping head such as a broom or rake head, and an elongated pole attached to the head. A paddle is attached to the elongated pole opposite the head, the paddle being wider than the elongated pole. Some embodiments also include a horizontal handle attached to the elongated pole and extending perpendicular to the elongated pole.
Claims20
A sweeping device comprising
- a sweeping head;
- an elongated pole attached to the head;
- a paddle attached to an end of the elongated pole opposite the sweeping head, the paddle being wider than the elongated pole, the paddle having a front surface and a rear surface that extend horizontally and vertically with respect to the pole on respective opposite sides of the pole, wherein the front and rear surfaces are curved with a concave shape from the center of the front and rear surfaces to the edges of the front and rear surfaces so as to provide an area of contact between an arm and a torso;
- a handle attached to the pole between the paddle and the sweeping head, the handle having a hand grip in a form of a structure extending in two directions from opposite sides of an axis of elongation of the pole, and configured to rotate the sweeping head about only a single axis with respect to the paddle;
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- a pole connector at the end of the pole opposite the sweeping head including a cylinder in a bottom vertical hole of the paddle centered in the paddle and attached to the elongated pole and configured for rotation of the paddle with respect to the handle about the single axis.
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A sweeping device comprising
- a sweeping head;
- an elongated pole attached to the head;
- a paddle attached to an end of the elongated pole opposite the head, the paddle being wider than the elongated pole, the paddle having a front surface and a rear surface that extend horizontally and vertically with respect to the pole on respective opposite sides of the pole, wherein the front and rear surfaces are curved with a concave shape from the center of the front and rear surfaces to the edges of the front and rear surfaces so as to provide an area of contact between an arm and a torso;
- a handle attached to the pole between the paddle and the sweeping head, the handle having a hand grip in the form of a structure extending in two directions from opposite sides of an axis of elongation of the pole, and configured to rotate the sweeping head about only a single axis with respect to the paddle;
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- a connector to attach the paddle to the elongated pole and configured for rotation of the paddle with respect to the handle about the single axis, wherein the connector allows rotation only about the single axis and not another axis.
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A sweeping device comprising:
- means attached to an elongated pole for securing an end of the elongated pole between a torso and an arm of a user, the means for securing extending horizontally and vertically to rest against the torso, the means for securing having front and rear surfaces that are curved with a concave shape from the center of the front and rear surfaces to the edges of the front and rear surfaces so as to provide an area of contact between the torso and the arm;
- means attached to the elongated pole for sweeping an object along the ground;
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- means attached to the elongated pole between the means for securing and the means for sweeping for receiving a gripping hand of the arm horizontally with respect to a vertical elongated pole on respective opposite sides of an axis of elongation of the pole and for moving the means for sweeping rotationally about a single axis of the elongated pole in response to a force from the gripping hand;
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- means between the means for securing and the means for receiving for rotating the means for receiving with respect to the means for securing only about the single axis and not another axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.