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US 11,751,677 B2Granted
Cable broom
AssigneeOld Dominion Brush Company
InventorsBritt R. Calloway, Robert Mayes, Tim Stumph, Chris Turner
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Abstract
A gutter broom is provided. The gutter broom can include one or more block segments, each block segment having openings in which bristles are positioned. The bristles can have a first stiffness or a second stiffness different than the first stiffness. Bristles having the second stiffness can be positioned radially outward of bristles having the first stiffness on a block segment.
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A block segment for a gutter broom, comprising:
- an outer edge;
- an inner edge opposite the outer edge;
- bristles comprising first bristles having a first stiffness and second bristles having a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness;
- and
- openings comprising the bristles and arranged in an outer row adjacent the outer edge and an inner row adjacent the inner edge, the outer row comprising at least two adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles and at least two adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles, the adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles being adjacent the adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles, and the inner row comprising at least two adjacent inner row openings having the first bristles, the adjacent inner row openings having the first bristles being adjacent the adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles,
- wherein the bristles comprise a greater number of individual first bristles than individual second bristles.
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A block segment for a gutter broom, comprising:
- an outer edge;
- an inner edge opposite the outer edge;
- bristles comprising first bristles having a first stiffness and second bristles having a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness;
- and
- openings comprising the bristles, an outer row of openings disposed between the outer edge and the inner edge comprising at least two adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles, a first group of at least two adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles, and a second group of at least two adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles, the adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles being between the first group and the second group,
- wherein the bristles comprise a greater number of individual first bristles than individual second bristles.
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A gutter broom, comprising:
- an outer edge;
- an inner edge opposite the outer edge;
- bristles comprising first bristles having a first stiffness and second bristles having a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness;
- and
- openings comprising the bristles, an outer row of openings disposed between the outer edge and the inner edge comprising at least three adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles and at least two adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles,
- wherein the bristles comprise a greater number of individual first bristles than individual second bristles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.