Push broom bracket assembly
AssigneeThe Libman Company
InventorRobert J. Libman
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Abstract
A bracket assembly for use with cleaning implements such as push brooms has a handle connector for mounting a handle and a plate with a pair of depending flanges that are inserted into the broom head. The bracket assembly may be removably secured to the broom head with a fastener such as bolt and nut to provide an attachment mechanism having sufficient strength to withstand repeated sweeping motion. The removable bracket allows the arrangement of the handle and broom head to be reversed so that both faces of the broom head and bristles can be used interchangeably for sweeping. The removable bracket can be used with cleaning implements having heads of various dimensions and shapes.
Claims10
A broom assembly comprising:
- a broom head including a front face, a rear face, a first recessed portion, and a second recessed portion;
- a bracket including a first downwardly extending flange, a second downwardly extending flange, and a handle connector, the first flange and the second flange being generally parallel to each other, the bracket is releasably mountable on the broom head in a forward and a reverse orientation;
- an elongate handle;
- wherein the broom head further includes a receiving portion, the bracket being nestably disposed in the receiving portion;
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- wherein the first downwardly extending flange is configured to be inserted into the first recessed portion and the second downwardly extending flange is configured to be inserted into the second recessed portion.
A push broom assembly, comprising:
- a broom head including a set of bristles extending from a bottom surface, first and second openings provided on a top surface, a first aperture extending through the broom head, the first aperture positioned between the first opening and the second opening;
- a plate mountable on the broom head, the plate including a second aperture through a central region and first and second flanges extending from the plate, the first flange insertable into the first opening and the second flange insertable into the second opening;
- a fastener extending through the first aperture in the broom head and the second aperture in the plate to join the broom head and plate;
- and
- an elongated handle extending from the plate;
- the plate being mountable in a first position and a second position with respect to the broom head;
- wherein the broom head includes a receiving portion and the plate and flanges are nestably disposed in the receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.