US1207457A - Broom. - Google Patents

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FRANK M. WILLIAMS, OF WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM BULLOCK, TRADING UNDER THE NAME WYOMING BROOM COMPANY, OF WILKES- y BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK M. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer* tain new and useful Improvements in IBrooms; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled lin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to brooms and more particularly to those having protective metal caps.

.detached is effectively obviated.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l represents a perspective view showing the stock bundled and inserted within the securing ring with the handle in position therein prior to the compression of the ring; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts after having been compressed; Fig. 3 is a vertical central section through the broom head after the fibers have been folded forward and before the cap has been placed thereon; Fig. 4 is a central vertical section taken on the line 4&4 of Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4 in a plane at right angles to Fig. 5; Fig. f5 is a transverse section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the broom complete with the handle broken off and, Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of the cap fastening elements.

In constructing a broom in accordance with this invention a sufiicient Vquantity of broom straw, splints of suitable tough timber or any other fiber of which it is desired to construct the brush of the broom is bundled together as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings and a heavy metal ring l is placed over one end thereof, the ring being shown composed of heavy wire, a handle H of ordinary construction having been ar- Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led April 6, 1916. Serial No. 89,449.

ranged centrally within the bundle of fibers. It is to be understood that the ring is completely filled with the fibers 3 having the handle embedded therein and after they have been so placed the ring-encircled bundle is compressed laterally by any suitable means and at the same time securing` nails or staples 2 which are arranged at diametrically opposite points and straddle the wire ring l are forced into the handle, sufficient pressure being applied to change the con* formation of the ring l into oval shape and the bundle is flattened until it becomes substantially oval in cross-section- This fiattening of the ring l with the fibers contained therein reduces the area thereof so that the fibers are compressed into such close engagement with each other and with the handle that it is practically impossible for them to work loose or become accidentally detached even after they have become thoroughly dried, it being understood that these fibers are moistened before they are arranged within the ring l such as is customary in makingbrooms of this character.

After the straws or fibers 3 have been secured as above described within the ring l they are turned over into the positionshown in Figs. 3 and 4 and with the ring-encircled end thereof extending forwardly into the body of the broom. After these fibers have been so turned a metal cap 4 is placed over the turned end thereof and is designed for protecting the upper end or head of the broom and to assist in confining and holding the iibers in operative position so bracing them that they will retain their shape and position even under great strain.

The hood or cap 4 is preferably constructed of any suitable sheet metal and consists of a solid piece of metal pressed out by properly constructed dies without the formation of any joints or seams therein,

sired number of which may be employed, are preferably constructed of steel or any other metal of sufficient stiffness or rigidity to ladapt them to be driven through both side walls of the metal cover and through the'fibers forming the brush head. These fasteners 7 before being inserted are in the form shown in Fig. 8 and have a laterally extending arm 8 with an inwardly and forwardly extending penetrating prong 9 arranged parallel with the body portion thereof v,and which is designed to be driven through one side wall of the hood or cap 4, the body of the fastener also being passed through the cap at this side. After the fastener 7 has been driven through both sidewalls'of the cap and the straw disposed between said walls, the pointed end 10 is engaged by a suitable tool and bent inwardly and passed through the cap wall at the side of the broom opposite that through which prong 9 is passed, as shown in Fig. 6. It will thus be observed thateachv fastening has a double bearing on both sides of the metal cap or `hood l yand thus securely connects the opposed walls of said cap and firmly clamps the fibers forming the brush between them. These fasteners 7 do not penetrate the handle I-I but are arranged on opposite sides thereof and the lower or inner end of the handle is secured to the cap by oppositely disposed nails l1 as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. t

From the above` description it will be obvious that a broom constructed as herein described may be quickly formed and when completed the straws or fibers thereof will be so firmly held as to render it practically impossible to pull them out.

I claim as my invention:

A broom comprising a handle, a bunch of brush material surrounding one end of said handle and one end thereof extended in the same direction as said handle end, an oval shaped wire retaining band encircling said material and handle, staples straddling said band and engaged with said handle at diametrically opposite points, said hunched material being bent outwardly and forwardly over and inclosing said band and the ends of the material and of the handle mounted in said band, whereby both ends of the bunched material extend in the same direction, a protective hood incasing the handle connected end of the brush and having a neck fitting the handle at the rear of the brush, fasteners passing through said neck and engaging said handle, fasteners extended through both side walls of said hood and the brush material with the ends of said fasteners extended inwardly through said hood walls at points spaced from the cntrance of the body portion of the fasteners, and headed fasteners extending through opposite sides of said hood into said handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK M. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

SARAH C. FALK, THOMAS M. HERBERT.

Copies of this patent mayrbe obtained for ve cents each, by addressing che Commissioner of Patents,

' n Washington, D. C.

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