Whisk broom with squeegee
AssigneeNeli LLC
InventorsBen R. Shippen, Stephen R. Shippen, Scott M. Shippen, David S. Shippen
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Abstract
A device having the ability to alternate between dry spill and wet spill clean-up by simply rotating the head of the device to either the bristle side, for dry material clean-up, or the rubber squeegee side for wet material clean-up. Located on the handle is a release button coupled to the rotatable coupling by which the head rotates about the handle. When this button is pulled or otherwise selectively activated (e.g., pushed, pressed, etc.) the head will now rotate freely allowing the user to alternate between dry and wet clean-up. In an embodiment, the head may be locked at a variety of angles for side sweeping applications such as inside a cabinet, on top of a work bench, etc.
Claims20
A combination whisk broom and squeegee comprising:
- an elongate handle;
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- a rotatable head rotatably attached to the handle, the head including a whisk broom end with a plurality of whisk broom bristles at one end of the head, the head further including a squeegee end at an end opposite the whisk broom end such that the whisk broom end may be used to sweep up dry spills and the squeegee end may be used to clean up wet spills;
- wherein the head is rotatably coupled to the handle, the head being selectively rotatable and lockable in a desired orientation relative to the handle so as to orient the whisk broom end or the squeegee end in a desired locked orientation for use thereof;
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- a release button disposed on or within the handle and coupled to the coupling of the head to the handle for selectively releasing and selectively locking the rotatable head in a desired orientation relative to the handle;
- wherein the coupling between the head and the handle comprises a notched rearwardly extending cylinder within the head that mates within a correspondingly shaped cylindrical recess disposed within the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.