Broom with scuff remover
AssigneeFreudenberg Household Products LP
InventorsChristopher Laux, Andrew Mendenhall
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Abstract
A multipurpose cleaning implement that functions both as a broom and a scuff removing device. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plastic base that serves as the attachment point for (i) a plurality of bristles (ii) a handle, and (iii) a device that is useful for removing scuff marks from floors. A first general embodiment of the scuff removing device includes a friction forming material that has been attached to a base or support that includes a rounded or curved forward surface. A second general embodiment of the scuff removing device includes a detachable scuff remover that includes a piece of friction forming material mounted on a base which may be clipped to the end of a broom handle opposite the broom head.
Claims12
1-13. (canceled)
A cleaning implement, comprising:
- (a) a broom, wherein the broom further comprises:
- (i) a base;
- (ii) a plurality of bristles attached to the base;
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- (iii) an elongated handle attached the base;
- (b) a scuff removing device attachable the base or to the elongated handle, wherein the scuff removing device further comprises:
- (i) a support adapted to be attached to at least one of the base and the elongated handle, wherein the support further comprises a contoured surface;
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- (ii) a friction forming material attached to the contoured surface, wherein the friction forming material further comprises a substrate, and wherein at least a portion of the substrate further comprises natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a combination thereof.
An implement for cleaning floors, comprising:
- (a) a broom, wherein the broom further comprises:
- (i) a base;
- (ii) a plurality of bristles attached to the base;
- and
- (iii) an elongated handle attachable to the base;
- and
- (b) a scuff removing device, wherein the scuff removing device further comprises:
- (i) a support formed integrally with the base or with the elongated handle, and wherein the support further comprises a contoured surface;
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- (ii) a friction forming material attached to the contoured surface, wherein the friction forming material further comprises a pliable substrate, and wherein at least a portion of the substrate further comprises natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.