EP0494020B1 - Adjustable broom with scraper - Google Patents
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- EP0494020B1 EP0494020B1 EP19910403556 EP91403556A EP0494020B1 EP 0494020 B1 EP0494020 B1 EP 0494020B1 EP 19910403556 EP19910403556 EP 19910403556 EP 91403556 A EP91403556 A EP 91403556A EP 0494020 B1 EP0494020 B1 EP 0494020B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
- B25G3/00—Attaching handles to the implements
- B25G3/38—Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B17/00—Accessories for brushes
- A46B17/08—Other accessories, e.g. scrapers, rubber buffers for preventing damage to furniture
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/30—Brushes for cleaning or polishing
- A46B2200/302—Broom
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- the present invention relates to a swiveling broom also forming a scraper.
- a brush such as that described in document BE-A-496,131, comprises a handle integral with a brush mount and mounted in such a way that the handle is properly inclined when the active surface of the brush rests on the ground.
- the vacuum squeegees are pivotally mounted around the bent end of a tubular suction handle, which allows better control of the movement of the squeegee and bringing it into the recesses and under the furniture.
- the present invention aims to adapt the aforementioned broom so that it has the same advantage as a vacuum cleaner of the type under consideration and so that it can be used to scrape the floor if the brushing leaves stains or other soiling remaining. , scraping and brushing can be done without letting go of the handle and without bending down.
- the handle has a bent end rotatably mounted and immobilized in translation in the frame; a scraper is mounted at the end of said bent end and extends near the front face of the frame and parallel to this face, so that, by rotation of the handle around its axis, the brush is brought into contact with the ground , or the scraper.
- the end of the handle is bent at 45 °, while the active surfaces of the brush and the scraper form an angle of 90 ° between them, the handle then having to be turned 180 ° to pass from one to the other. 'other brushing and scraping positions without having to change its inclination.
- the scraper comprises a pad fixed on a plate forming a body with a finger which fits into an axial housing of the bent end of the handle and immobilized by a fixing means such as a screw.
- the right end part of the bent end of the handle is cylindrical and housed in a partially channel cylindrical opening at least on the anterior face of the frame and in a posterior recess thereof, diverging towards the rear and intended to receive flat the elbow of the handle to pass under the furniture.
- the brush comprises a frame 1 equipped with a brush 2 and delimiting a transverse channel 3 partially cylindrical.
- the channel opens out on top through a slot 4, on the front face 5 through an orifice 6 and into a posterior recess 7 whose side walls 8 diverge towards the rear.
- the frame is advantageously made of molded plastic.
- the brush also includes a handle 9, the lower end of which is bent and constitutes a pin 10.
- the axes of the handle and the pin form an angle A (FIG. 4) which is substantially equal to 45 °. Of course, this angle can be changed.
- the pin 10 is fitted into the channel 3 and can rotate there freely, so that the person in charge of the cleaning can drive the broom at his best convenience by accessing all the parts to be cleaned, including those located under the furniture.
- the handle 9 is folded parallel to the ground and abuts against one of the walls 8 of the recess 7.
- grooves 11 and 12 can be arranged opposite in the pin 10 and the channel 6 to receive a split ring 13 elastically deformable and usually called "circlip".
- the brush finally comprises a scraper 14 constituted for example by a pad 15 of ragged fibrous material.
- the pad is fixed, by any suitable means such as bonding, to a plate 16 made of plastic material, molded with a finger 17 making it possible to secure the scraper 14 with the handle 9 so that said scraper extends near the front face 5 of the frame and parallel to it.
- the finger 17 is fitted into a housing 18 of complementary shape formed axially in the pin 10 and is fixed therein in a removable manner by means of a screw 19.
- the rotation to be communicated to the handle is 180 ° , knowing that the inclination of the handle will be unchanged to operate the brush or the scraper.
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Description
La présente invention concerne un balai-brosse orientable formant également grattoir.The present invention relates to a swiveling broom also forming a scraper.
Un balai-brosse, tel que celui décrit dans le document BE-A-496 131, comporte un manche faisant corps avec une monture de brosse et monté de telle façon que le manche est convenablement incliné lorsque la surface active de la brosse repose sur le sol.A brush, such as that described in document BE-A-496,131, comprises a handle integral with a brush mount and mounted in such a way that the handle is properly inclined when the active surface of the brush rests on the ground.
Les suceurs d'aspirateurs sont montés pivotants autour de l'extrémité coudée d'un manche tubulaire d'aspiration, ce qui permet de mieux maîtriser le déplacement du suceur et d'amener celui-ci dans les recoins et sous les meubles.The vacuum squeegees are pivotally mounted around the bent end of a tubular suction handle, which allows better control of the movement of the squeegee and bringing it into the recesses and under the furniture.
La présente invention vise à adapter le balai-brosse précité pour qu'il ait le même avantage qu'un suceur d'aspirateur du type considéré et pour qu'il puisse servir à gratter le sol si le brossage laisse subsister des tâches ou autres salissures, le grattage et le brossage pouvant s'effectuer sans lâcher le manche et sans se baisser.The present invention aims to adapt the aforementioned broom so that it has the same advantage as a vacuum cleaner of the type under consideration and so that it can be used to scrape the floor if the brushing leaves stains or other soiling remaining. , scraping and brushing can be done without letting go of the handle and without bending down.
Dans ce but et conformément à l'invention, le manche présente une extrémité coudée montée tournante et immobilisée en translation dans la monture ; un grattoir est monté en bout de ladite extrémité coudée et s'étend près de la face antérieure de la monture et parallèlement à cette face, de façon que, par rotation du manche autour de son axe, on mette au contact du sol soit la brosse, soit le grattoir.For this purpose and in accordance with the invention, the handle has a bent end rotatably mounted and immobilized in translation in the frame; a scraper is mounted at the end of said bent end and extends near the front face of the frame and parallel to this face, so that, by rotation of the handle around its axis, the brush is brought into contact with the ground , or the scraper.
Avantageusement, l'extrémité du manche est coudée à 45°, alors que les surfaces actives de la brosse et du grattoir forment entre elles un angle de 90°, le manche devant alors être tourné de 180° pour passer de l'une à l'autre des positions de brossage et de grattage sans avoir à modifier son inclinaison.Advantageously, the end of the handle is bent at 45 °, while the active surfaces of the brush and the scraper form an angle of 90 ° between them, the handle then having to be turned 180 ° to pass from one to the other. 'other brushing and scraping positions without having to change its inclination.
Le grattoir comporte un tampon fixé sur une platine faisant corps avec un doigt emboîtable dans un logement axial de l'extrémité coudée du manche et immobilisé par un moyen de fixation tel qu'une vis.The scraper comprises a pad fixed on a plate forming a body with a finger which fits into an axial housing of the bent end of the handle and immobilized by a fixing means such as a screw.
La partie terminale droite de l'extrémité coudée du manche est cylindrique et logée dans un canal partiellement cylindrique débouchant au moins sur la face antérieure de la monture et dans un évidement postérieur de celle-ci, divergeant vers l'arrière et destiné à recevoir à plat le coude du manche pour passer sous les meubles.The right end part of the bent end of the handle is cylindrical and housed in a partially channel cylindrical opening at least on the anterior face of the frame and in a posterior recess thereof, diverging towards the rear and intended to receive flat the elbow of the handle to pass under the furniture.
Divers autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortent d'ailleurs de la description détaillée qui suit.Various other characteristics and advantages of the invention will also emerge from the detailed description which follows.
Une forme de réalisation de l'objet de l'invention est représentée, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, sur le dessin annexé.An embodiment of the object of the invention is shown, by way of nonlimiting example, in the accompanying drawing.
Sur ce dessin:
- la figure 1 est une perspective illustrant le balai en position de brossage, manche relevé,
- la figure 2 est une vue analogue à la figure 1 montrant le balai en position de brossage sous des meubles,
- la figure 3 est une vue analogue à la figure 1, représentant le balai en position de grattage manche relevé,
- la figure 4 est une coupe transversale prise suivant la ligne IV-IV de la figure 3.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective illustrating the brush in the brushing position, handle raised,
- FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the brush in the brushing position under furniture,
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing the brush in the scraped position with the handle raised,
- FIG. 4 is a cross section taken on the line IV-IV of FIG. 3.
Ainsi que cela ressort du dessin, le balai comporte une monture 1 équipée d'une brosse 2 et délimitant un canal transversal 3 partiellement cylindrique. Le canal débouche sur le dessus par une fente 4, sur la face antérieure 5 par un orifice 6 et dans un évidement postérieur 7 dont les parois latérales 8 divergent vers l'arrière. La monture est avantageusement réalisée en matière plastique moulée.As is apparent from the drawing, the brush comprises a frame 1 equipped with a
Le balai comporte également un manche 9 dont l'extrémité basse est coudée et constitue un tourillon 10. Les axes du manche et du tourillon forment un angle A (figure 4) qui est sensiblement égal à 45°. Bien entendu, cet angle peut être modifié.The brush also includes a
Le tourillon 10 est emboîté dans le canal 3 et peut y tourner librement, de sorte que la personne chargée du ménage peut conduire le balai à sa meilleure convenance en accédant à toutes les parties à nettoyer y compris celles situées sous les meubles. Dans ce cas, le manche 9 est rabattu parallèlement au sol et bute contre l'une des parois 8 de l'évidement 7.The
Bien entendu, le tourillon 10 doit être immobilisé en translation pour ne pas s'échapper inopinément lors des manoeuvres du balai. A cet effet, des gorges 11 et 12 peuvent être ménagées en regard dans le tourillon 10 et le canal 6 pour recevoir un anneau fendu 13 déformable élastiquement et dénommé habituellement "circlip".Of course, the
Le balai comporte enfin un grattoir 14 constitué par exemple par un tampon 15 en matière fibreuse rèche. Le tampon est fixé, par tout moyen approprié tel que collage, sur une platine 16 en matière plastique, venue de moulage avec un doigt 17 permettant de solidariser le grattoir 14 avec le manche 9 de telle façon que ledit grattoir s'étend près de la face antérieure 5 de la monture et parallèlement à celle-ci.The brush finally comprises a
Dans l'exemple représenté, le doigt 17 est emboîté dans un logement 18 de forme complémentaire ménagé axialement dans le tourillon 10 et y est fixé de façon démontable au moyen d'une vis 19.In the example shown, the
Le montage pivotant du tourillon 10 dans la monture 1 et la fixation du grattoir 14 en bout de ce tourillon permettent, non seulement d'orienter le manche 9 pour parvenir à des endroits qui sans cela seraient inaccessibles tant pour la brosse 2 que pour le grattoir 14, mais également en tournant le manche 9 autour de son axe d'amener soit la brosse (figure 1), soit le grattoir (figure 3) en contact avec le sol.The pivoting mounting of the
Dans l'exemple représenté où l'angle A du coude du manche 9 est de 45° et où les faces actives de la brosse et du grattoir sont perpendiculaires l'une à l'autre, la rotation à communiquer au manche est de 180°, sachant que l'inclinaison du manche sera inchangée pour manoeuvrer la brosse ou le grattoir.In the example shown where the angle A of the elbow of the
Claims (4)
- Adjustable broom with scraper, comprising a mounting (1) for the brush (2) and a handle (9), characterised in that the handle (9) has an elbowed end (10) rotatably mounted and fixed in translation in the mounting (1) and in that a scraper (14) is mounted at the end of the said elbowed end (10) and extends close to the front face (5) of the mounting and parallel to this face, so that when the handle is rotated about its axis either the brush or the scraper is brought into contact with the floor.
- Broom with scraper according to claim 1, characterised in that the end (10) of the handle (9) is bent at 45o, while the active surfaces of the brush (2) and of the scraper (14) include between them an angle of 90o, the handle then having to be rotated through 180o in order to move between the brushing and scraping position without having to alter its inclination.
- Broom with scraper according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the scraper (14) comprises a pad (15) fixed to a plate (16) forming an integral part of a finger (17) which can be fitted into an axial housing (18) in the elbowed end (10) of the handle (9) and is fixed in position by a fixing means such as a screw (19).
- Broom with scraper according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the right end part of the elbowed end (10) of the handle (9) is cylindrical and is housed in a partially cylindrical channel (6) opening at least on to the front face of the mounting (1) and into a rear recess (7) in the latter, diverging towards the rear and adapted to receive the elbow of the handle in a horizontal position so that it can go under furniture.
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FR9100089A FR2671273B1 (en) | 1991-01-04 | 1991-01-04 | ORIENTAL BROOM BRUSH ALSO FORMING SCRAPER. |
FR9100089 | 1991-01-04 |
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EP0494020A1 EP0494020A1 (en) | 1992-07-08 |
EP0494020B1 true EP0494020B1 (en) | 1994-09-21 |
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DE20000809U1 (en) * | 2000-01-19 | 2000-08-03 | Schneider, Alois, 73495 Stödtlen | Sweeping broom with scrapers inserted between the bristles |
EP1327399A1 (en) * | 2002-01-11 | 2003-07-16 | Firma Carl Freudenberg | Surface-cleaning apparatus |
DE10332407A1 (en) * | 2003-07-17 | 2005-02-24 | Carl Freudenberg Kg | Broom and joint to fasten it to broom handle has two cleaning bodies on opposite sides of a broom body, pivoted about a joint for use of one body when first one is worn out |
DE10332404B3 (en) * | 2003-07-17 | 2005-03-03 | Carl Freudenberg Kg | Hand Brush |
CH696795A5 (en) | 2004-02-19 | 2007-12-14 | Jakob Toggenburger | Broom, especially street broom with scraper. |
FR2884128B1 (en) | 2005-04-07 | 2007-06-22 | Marianne Ep Izopet Arnoux | BRUSH OR BRUSH TYPE DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUS CLEANING OF RIGHT-ANGLE SURFACES |
DE202014003394U1 (en) | 2014-04-23 | 2014-05-05 | Peter Peters | broomstick |
USD796139S1 (en) | 2016-04-19 | 2017-08-29 | Garant Gp | Push broom |
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