Broom

- CARL FREUDENBERG KG
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a broom showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The interior of a receptacle for receiving a broom handle forms no part of the claimed broom design. The outermost broken line indicates a boundary line defining that anything interior to the boundary line forms no part of the claimed design. The inner broken lines indicate features disclaimed from the claim design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a broom, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D997481
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 6, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2023
Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG (Weinheim)
Inventors: Francesco Vetro (Ludwigshafen), Guenter Wissmann (Schenefeld), Johanna Koenigsberger (Hamburg), Florian Haettich (Hamburg)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Taylor O Mortorff
Application Number: 29/777,369
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Floor Mop Or Broom (D32/50)