Flexible insert with stop limits for brush broom handles
OwnerSimon Ralph Cassarinventor
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Abstract
An attachment in which the flexible member is rectangular in shape and has limit stops which are affixed at a location between the handle and the head of a brush broom to provide a controlled flexible member at the junction where the handle is attached to the head. Through the use of the controlled flexible member being rectangular in shape, the handle maintains rigidity in the direction in which the brush broom head is moved but is flexible in the lateral direction and therefore can be bent at controlled angles relative to the head. Therefore, when the brush broom head comes in contact with a stationary object such as the leg of a table, the brush broom head will flex or flow around the object without damage to the broom head or object.
Claims22
A brush broom, comprising:
- a. an elongated laterally disposed head member having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- b. a plurality of bristles each having one end affixed to said bottom surface of said head member and extending downwardly therefrom;
- c. a unitary flexible insert member having a mounting section, an inclined longitudinal section and a flexible connecting section integrally connecting the mounting section with the longitudinal section, the mounting section centrally affixed to said top surface of said head member such that the longitudinal section extends upwardly and outwardly to form an angle relative to the mounting section, the longitudinal section having an axial bore with an open end;
- d. an elongated handle member having one end press-fitting from said open end and secured within said axial bore of said longitudinal section of said flexible insert member;
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- e. said flexible connecting section having a pair of symmetrical arcuate recesses located on opposite sides and extending the width of said flexible connecting section, each arcuate recess forming an upper engagement pad and a lower stop limit pad, where the upper engagement pad and its respective lower stop limit form a predetermined gap distance for allowing lateral flexing of said longitudinal section and said handle member between the range of approximately 3°-75°;
- f. whereby said flexible insert member allows said handle member to maneuver said head member to be pushed back and forth while at the same time allows said handle member to move laterally relative to said head member and when said head member comes in contact with an object, either one of said upper engagement pads comes in contact with its respective aligned lower stop limit pad and thereby prevents said handle member from lateral movement such that said flexible insert member prevents said handle member from breaking-off from said head member.
A flexible insert member to be used in conjunction with a brush broom having a handle and a laterally disposed cleaning head with a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of bristles attached to the bottom surface and extending downwardly therefrom, the flexible insert member comprising:
- a. a unitary flexible body having a mounting section, a longitudinal section and a flexible connecting section integrally connecting the head section with the longitudinal section, the longitudinal section having an axial bore with an open end for receiving and securing one end of said handle thereto;
- b. said flexible connecting section having a pair of symmetrical arcuate recesses located on opposite sides and extending the width of said flexible connecting section, each arcuate recess forming an upper engagement pad and a lower stop limit pad, where the upper engagement pad and its respective lower stop limit form a predetermined gap distance for allowing a predetermined angle of lateral flexing of said longitudinal section and said handle;
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- c. means for centrally attaching said mounting section to said top surface of said head of said brush broom such that said longitudinal section extends upwardly and outwardly to form an angle relative to said mounting section;
- d. whereby said flexible insert member allows said handle to maneuver said head of said brush broom to be pushed back and forth while at the same time allows said handle to move laterally relative to said head and when said head comes in contact with an object, either one of said upper engagement pads comes in contact with its respective aligned lower stop limit pad and thereby prevents said handle from lateral movement such that said flexible insert member prevents said handle from breaking-off from said cleaning head.
An attachment member to be used in conjunction with a cleaning apparatus having a handle and a laterally disposed cleaning head, the attachment member comprising:
- a. a body made of elastomer material and having a mounting section, a longitudinal section and a flexible connecting section connecting the mounting section with the longitudinal section, the longitudinal section for receiving and securing one end of said handle thereto;
- b. said flexible connecting section having a thickness which is thinner than the thickness of said mounting section and said longitudinal section for allowing a predetermined angle of lateral flexing of said flexible connecting section with said longitudinal section;
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- c. means for attaching said mounting section to said cleaning head of said cleaning apparatus such that said longitudinal section extends upwardly and outwardly to form an angle relative to said mounting section;
- d. whereby said attachment member allows said handle to maneuver said cleaning head of said cleaning apparatus to be pushed back and forth while at the same time allows said handle to move laterally relative to said cleaning head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.