Broom shroud

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a broom shroud showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of bristles in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Catalog page, Broom shrouds; Viking Brush Ltd., 5317 Drolet Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2T 2H5. Publication date Jan. 1987. Page 34, Broom shrouds; Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc., 3124 Valley Avenue, Winchester, Virginia 22601. Publication date 1992. Page 42, 43, 76, 77 and 80; Broom shrouds; Rubbermaid Cleaning and Maintenance Products, US Highway 13 North, P. O. Box 1606, Greenville, North Carolina 27835. Publication Jun. 1, 1995. Catalog page; Broom shrouds; Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Publication date 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D421681
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 2000
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: John D. Breen (Piqua, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/81,173
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4199; Floor Mop Or Broom (D32/50)
International Classification: 0499;