US1616853A - Broom - Google Patents

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W. HE TZBERG Filed Sept 17, 1925 um i W a Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

WILLIAM 'HER'IVZBERG, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BROOM.

Application filed September 17, 1925. Serial No. 56,975.

This invention relates to improvements in tangular openings near their lower end.

v brooms and an object thereof is the pro- Both horizontal edgesof each plate at'the. vision of a metallic broom-head which holds openings are provided with teeth 11 spaced the broom-straw securely and which divides apart and opposite each other transversely v '5 the broom into a plurality'ofsections. f in horizontal direction on either shell and 60. A further object of the invention is tovertically'on-the same shell. These teeth provide a broom which avoids the use of aresolong that their points almost touch cord or similar perishable material'in its eachother and that they separate the broomconstruction. I s straw on vertical, transverse planes.

10 With these and other objects in view the The reeds of the broom-straw are cemented invention consists in the novel construction, together from slightly above opening 10 to combination and arrangements of parts to plane 6 by means of asphaltic cement, rubbe hereinafter more fully described, and ber or the like, to form a solid compact finally pointed out in the appended claim. mass. As the space between shells 2 and 15 In the accompanying drawing, forming 3 increases upwardly, the body formed by i a material part of this disclosure:' cementing the material together increases Fig. 1 is a'front elevation of a broom in thickness in the same direction and is embodying the present invention, the right prevented from moving downward in addihalf of the front cover plate is broken away tion to the holding power of teeth 11 in V 530 to show the interior. the same direction, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of-Fig. 1 The two shells are held together, the Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on line 3-3 of broom-stick fastened thereto and the broom-. Fig. 1. r straw clamped therein by means of a plu- Fig. 4: is a detail showing the construction rality of long tubular rivets or eyelets l2 2 of the stop at the neck opening for the which penetrate the broom-holder trans- 30 broomstick. Y versely and are spun over at either side Fig. 5 is a sectional plan on line 5-5 to form heads. Two of these rivets 12 peneof Fig. 4. trate the broomstick 1 and hold it securely Referring to the drawing, 1 represents a against turning, swaying or pulling out. A so broom-stick for the broom which is held series of rivets 12 is arranged in a horiin the broom-head shells 2 and 3. These zontal line to penetrate the cemented body shells are preferably stamped from sheet of broom material about its central porsteel and shell 2 overlaps shell 3 at its outer tion. These rivets are so placed that they edges at 2 The broom stick 1 enters the are in staggered relation to the two horishells at the neck opening't and the broom zontal rows of spaced teeth 11. In this material which is preferably piassava or manner each section of the broom, produced Bahia fiber, rice straw or a similar kind, by the dividing action of teeth 11, is sepaenters the lower elongated opening formed rately held by a rivet 12". Near the lower by the shells and extends upward to the end 5 of the broom-holder, close to the corcal broomstick 1 preferably extends downward two shells together and dividethe broomto the same plane. The faces of the two straw into two somewhat smaller outside shells 2 and 3 are arranged to gradually sections to give greater flexibility in sweepcome closer together from the neck 4: to the ing action and a greater spread to the r 5 bottom opening 5, so that a tapering space broom-straw atthe bottom end of the broom. 100

is formed between them. To hold the shells The body of the broom'consisting of the the desired distance apart at the. neck. to broom-straw cemented together, is preferform the proper opening for stick 1 shoulably preformed-in a mold ready for inserders 7 are formed by notching and bending tion into the shells. It is therefore an easy 50 both shells in such a manner that when operation to replace a worn out broom with joined the edges of plates at 8 lie in one a new one by removing the eyelet rivets, incircle and do not overlap at the opening, serting a newbody and reriveting. while the shoulders 7 hold the shells the From the above description taken in conrequired distance apart. nection with the accompanying drawing, it Both shells 2 and 8 are providedwitb, recwill be seen that I have provided a broom.

40 plane indicated by 6 on the drawing. The ners of opening 10,two rivets 12 hold the straW and eliminates all binding strings jwithout losing the desired efiect of separating the broom into sections.

Binding strings break by deteriorating, the broom-straw falls out or breaks and the sweeping action is impaired or destroyed. The desired flexibility at the place Where the strings are usually placed is attained in my broom by the sheet metal bar above line 5 which produces just the desired flexibility at this place. V c

lvliile I have shown and described the preferred form of my device as an example of the many Ways of practically constructing my improved broom it is understood that such changes may be made in its general arrangement, and in the construction of minor details thereof as come Within the scope of'the invention defined inthe claim,

I l l s Without departure from the spirit of the invention and the principle-involved.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V r

In a broom, broom material, a pair of complen'icntal metallic shells encasing the butt portions of saidmateriaha series of lugs strucktfrom the material of said shells at spaced distances from each other llOllzontally and Vertically, and entering the broom material, and said series of lugs spat-V ing said material to simulate tufts, and a separate fastening means passing through the base of each tuft and through both shells above said spacing means.

, In testimony'whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 15th day of September 1925.

WILLIAM HERTZBERG.

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