Roofing broom
OwnerStephen P. Jenseninventor
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Abstract
The broom head with nail puller attachment comprises a body, a plurality of bristles, a nail puller, and a plurality of magnets. The broom head with nail puller attachment may removably couple to a broom handle to form a broom. The broom may be operable to sweep a floor when placed into a sweeping orientation and pushed along the floor. The nail puller may be operable to remove nails from the floor when placed into a nail-pulling orientation and rotated using the broom handle to pry the nails. The plurality of magnets located within the body may be operable to collect and retain the nails or other metallic debris. In some embodiments, the body may comprise a magnet cover to protect the plurality of magnets from becoming contaminated by the metallic debris.
Claims17
A broom head, comprising:
- a body having a bottom surface and a top surface;
- a plurality of bristles coupled to the bottom surface of the body;
- a nail puller and a handle interface combined together, the nail puller removes one or more nails when placed into a nail-pulling orientation and is rotated using a broom handle to pry the one or more nails and the handle interface attaches the broom handle thereto and the nail puller includes a plurality of teeth located on a top edge of the nail puller;
- and
- a plurality of magnets located within the body are operable to collect and retain the one or more nails;
- and,
- wherein the magnets are embedded into the top surface of the body in a forward position such that the top of the magnets are flush with the top surface of the body and the front of the magnets are flush with a front surface of the body;
- and,
- wherein a magnet cover covers the front surface of the body and the top surface of the body such that the magnets are located beneath the magnet cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.