Broom or Squeegee with Built-in Scraper
A scraper broom intended for use on parquet, tile and other finished floors, with the scraper (14) attached to the broom head (10) by inserting its upper portion into a socket (12) which is an integral part of the broom head (10). The socket (12) is centrally located on one of the long sides of the broom head (10), the socket (12) tightly embracing the scraper (14), while the lower portion of the scraper (14) with the sharpened lower edge (15) extends downwards along the bristles (16). The scraper (14) is made preferably of abrasive-resistant plastic to assure it won't scratch finished floors. Similar embodiment is provided for a squeegee.
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/205,006, filed 2015 Aug. 14 by the present inventor.
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The operation of the alternative embodiments is completely similar to this of the first embodiment and doesn't need additional description.
Thus the reader will see that at least one embodiment of the broom with built-in scraper provides cheap, lightweight, aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-use means for effective cleaning of parquet, tile, linoleum and other finished floors with stuck dirt found on them.
While several embodiments for this invention have been fully explained, many other variations and modifications are possible. For example:
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- The grooves and ribs used to attach scraper 14′ to scraper support plate 24′ in the second embodiment can be T-shaped instead of trapezium-shaped, the same is correct for the third embodiment,
- Instead of 2 parallel grooves and 2 ribs, one wider groove and one wider rib can be used,
- T-shaped rail can be provided on scraper support plate 24″ of the third embodiment instead of ribs 36a and 36b and a slot cut along the central axis of scraper 14″ instead of grooves 38a and 38b, in the way this rail's center profile can be tightly inserted into this slot and T's “roof” embraces the scraper.
Accordingly, the scope of this invention should be determined not by the embodiments illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
Claims
1. A broom for cleaning finished floors with stuck dirt found on them, comprising: whereby providing convenient means for cleaning finished floors.
- a. a broom head with implanted bristles, said broom head having at least one socket which is an integral part of said broom head,
- b. a scraper made of a material and having a shape providing said scraper is scratch-safe for parquet, tile, linoleum and other finished floors,
- c. said scraper having at least one fastening member, which is an integral part of said scraper, said fastening member suited to be accommodated by said socket,
- d. said scraper attached to said broom head by inserting said fastening member into said socket in a way that said socket tightly embraces said fastening member,
- e. an elongated handle attached to said broom head by known conventional means,
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 15, 2016
Publication Date: Feb 15, 2018
Inventor: Moshe Nudelman (Tsfat)
Application Number: 15/237,529