US1497811A - Broom - Google Patents

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l June 17, 1924.

F. A. TERHERST BROOM Filed May 3. 1923 l" Frank Jllrhers,

Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANK A. TERHERST, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BROOM.

Application filed May 3, 1.923. Serial No.36,502.

To LZZ whom yit may concern: v

Be it known that I, FRANK A. Tniinnnsr, a citizen of the United' States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful yImprovements yin Brooms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in brooms such as are employed for household use, and my object is to provide a new and useful attachment for releasably fastening the broom headto the handle, so that'when said broom head is worn out it can be readily replaced `with another without discarding the remaining parts of the broom as is ordinarily the case. s

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a broom constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken vertical section of the lower portion of the broom.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section with the broom head removed, on line III- III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the broom head with the socket in which it is removably secured and a band associated with said socket.

Fig. 5 is a detail of one of a plurality of resilient ribs employed in carrying out the invention.

Referring now in detail to the various parts, 2 designates the handle of the broom, and 4 the broom head which consists of any suitable material such for instance as the ordinary broom straw usually employed in the construction of broom heads.

6 designates a socket which has a closed top portion 8 and is adapted to hold the broom head 4. The socket 6 is surrounded by a band 10, which is removably held in place by bolts 12.

14 designates al plurality of resilient ribs4 spaced, approximately, equal distances apart and having their lower ends firmly clamped between the socket 6 and the band 10, which are corrugated as shown by Fig. 3 to more firmly grip said ribs 14 as the downward fiaring band is forced downwardly over the correspondingly Haring socket.

The upper ends of the ribs 14 are firmly clamped between a tapered member 16 anda tapered sleeve 18. The tapered member 16 .is firmly connected to the handle 2 by a stem 20 extending upwardly into said handle2.; #l

22 designates a thimble ysecured to the handle 2 and passing` downwardly over the sleeve 18 to give the broom a finished `appearance andassist in holding said tapered sleeve 18 in its active position.

Clear or colored sheet mica or Celluloid 28 is placed against the inner surface of the assembled ribs 14 to` lend an ornamental appearance to the broom and closethe spaces between ysaid ribs to exclude and prevent dust from collecting on the top 8 of theL 4 is compressed to the generalshapefof fthey socket 6 but slightly smaller than the same,

so that said broom-head4 can be readily' inserted in said socket, afterM which the broom-head expands and firmly engages the entire interior surface of the socket 6. The broom-head 4 can bevfurther secured in place if desired by coating the inner surface of the socket 6 with glue before inserting said broom-head. The straws composing the broonrhead 4 may be secured together by stitching 30 if desired. The lower ends of the ribs 14 are then placed in position against the exterior of the socket 6, after which the band 10k is forced downwardly into position to -firmly hold the lower ends of the ribs 14'against the socket 6. The bolts 12 are then placed through the slots 24 in the band 10 and registering holes in the socket 6 and tightened up to firmly hold said band 10 1n position and to compress the lower portion of the socket- 6 firmly around the' i the sleeve 18, around which its lower end is crimped while its upper portion is secured to the broom handle 2 by suitable means such as a screw 26. The threaded ends of the bolts 12 are pointed as shown by Fig. 3, so that they can be readily pushed through the broom head 4. When the broom-head 4becomes worn too short for further use it can be withdrawn from the socket after removing the bolts 12 and replaced by another Without discarding any other portion of the broom. As all the parts above-described may be dissembled any part can be readily replaced in case of breakage.

From the foregoing it Will be understood that by making the broom-head removable Y the handle and otherI portions of the broom may be used indefintely, thereby constituting an efficient aid to domestic economy g, and While I have shown and described the preferred construction, combination VandV arrangement of'parts, I reserve the rightto ent, is:

make such changes as properly fall Within the spirit and scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patthe spaces'between said ribs. f

2. A broom consisting of a head, means for detachably yreceiving said head, a plurality of ribs connected at their lovver ends to said receiving means, a handle provided at its lower end With a tapered element about which the upper ends of said ribsare arranged, and a tapered sleeve for holding the upper ends of said ribs firmly in position about said tapered element.

3. A broom consisting of a. broom head, a socket in Which said broom head is detachably mounted, closely Yspaced individual ribs grouped at their lower ends around said socket and extending upwardly therefrom, a band extending aroundsaid socket to hold the lovver ends of the ribs in place, a handle spaced above the broom head and about which the upper ends of said ribs are grouped, and means for securing said upper ends of said ribs in position, Y

Intestimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in the presence of tvvo Witnesses.

yFRANK A. TERHERST. y Witnesses: v

L. J. FISCHER, F. C. FISCHER.

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