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US 11,103,757 B2Granted
Portable curling-broom
OwnerRose-Ann Kathleen Lyonsinventor
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Abstract
A portable curling-broom includes a handle having a first-end, a second-end, and an inner-volume. The handle includes a curling-broom head, and a first-section and a second-section being removably coupled. The portable curling-broom is useful for providing a curling-broom that may easily be transported when folded. A kit may be included.
Claims17
A portable curling-broom, the portable curling-broom comprising:
- a handle having a first-end, a second-end, and an inner-volume;
- a curling-broom head attached to said first-end;
- wherein a first-section and a second-section reversibly couple to each other to form a connected-state and reversibly uncouple from each other to form a disconnected-state;
- and
- wherein said inner-volume includes a rope to retain said first-section with said second-section when in said disconnected-state.
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A portable curling-broom, the portable curling-broom comprising:
- a handle having a first-end, a second-end, and an inner-volume;
- a curling-broom head attached to said first-end;
- wherein the curling broom has an in-use state in which the handle is in a connected-state and ready for use, and a stowed state in which the handle is in a disconnected-state and not ready for use;
- wherein said inner-volume includes a rope to retain said first-section with said second-section when in said disconnected-state;
- wherein said second-section includes a second-section-end having a second-diameter being smaller than a first-diameter on a first-section-end of said first-section;
- wherein said second-section-end is configured to be inserted into said first-section-end;
- further comprising a hand-grip at said second-end of said handle;
- wherein said hand-grip includes a plurality of ridges;
- wherein said handle is approximately 5 feet long when in said connected-state;
- wherein said handle is approximately 2.5 feet long when in said disconnected-state;
- wherein said second-end further includes a carrying-strap;
- wherein said rope comprises an elastomeric material;
- wherein said rope is attached from said first-end to said second-end in said inner-volume;
- and
- wherein said rope includes a thickness preventing splitting of said rope.
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A method of using a portable curling-broom, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a portable curling-broom having a handle and an inner-volume including a rope, the handle comprising
- a first-section connected to a curling-broom head and a second-section connected to a hand-grip and removably coupled to the first section, wherein the curling broom has an in-use state in which the handle is in a connected-state and ready for use, and a stowed state in which the handle is in a disconnected-state and not ready for use;
- pulling the second-section from the first-section to initiate the disconnected-state, and
- folding the first-section and the second-section.
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A portable curling-broom, the portable curling-broom comprising
- a rope;
- a handle having:
- a first-end;
- a second-end;
- a first-section;
- and
- a second-section removably coupled to the first-section with the rope;
- and
- a curling-broom head attached to the first-end with a semi-pliant fastener,
- wherein the curling broom has an in-use state in which the handle is in a connected-state and ready for use,
- and the curling broom has a stowed state in which the handle is in a disconnected-state and not ready for use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.