US3720974A - Floor sweeper handle-to-housing connection - Google Patents

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US3720974A
US3720974A US00107754A US3720974DA US3720974A US 3720974 A US3720974 A US 3720974A US 00107754 A US00107754 A US 00107754A US 3720974D A US3720974D A US 3720974DA US 3720974 A US3720974 A US 3720974A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4075—Handles; levers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/32—Carpet-sweepers
    • A47L11/33—Carpet-sweepers having means for storing dirt
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32861—T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc.
    • Y10T403/32877—Pin is integral with or secured to inner member

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  • the structure of the present invention eliminates the need for a bail and is very simple to manufacture and assemble.
  • the handle is pivotally mounted centrally of the housing top.
  • the housing includes spring means for engagement by the handle end as the handle is pivoted from a vertical position. This engagement provides a high frictional connection which tends to hold the handle-tohousing angle and keep the housing parallel with the floor.
  • the structure provides a detent so that the handle will stay at an upright or horizontal position.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carpet sweeper con- Structed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view, with parts broken away, showing the handle connector and housing;
  • FIG. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 1, and showing upright and end positions of the handle connector;
  • FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, and showing the intermediate positions of the handle connector.
  • the invention is contemplated for use in a carpet or other floor sweeper adapted for reciprocal translation over the surface to be cleaned.
  • the sweeper includes, in addition to the well-known rotary-brush type sweeping apparatus, wheels 1 for supporting the device on the floor, a case or housing 2 and a handle 3 for manipulation by the operator.
  • Housing 2 is shown as rectangular in configuration and has a generally horizontal top surface 4.
  • housing 2 is of unitary construction, and is injection molded from a suitable plastic.
  • housing surface 4 is provided With a longitudinally extending groove or recess 5 therein, which in this embodiment is formed by a pair of longitudinal side-walls 6 and a horizontal planular floor 7.
  • a central slot 8 is disposed in floor 7, for purposes to be described.
  • a pair of side slots 9 which are coextensive with slot 8 and parallel thereto are also disposed in the floor. Spaced slots 8 and 9 form a pair of elongated thin, slightly flexible flat strips 10, for purposes to be described.
  • Handle 3 may be made of any suitable material, such as metal or plastic, and is provided with means at its lower end for connection and cooperation with the abovedescribed structure of housing 2. This means may form an integral part of the handle, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
  • the above-mentioned means is formed as part of a connector member 11 which forms a socket within which the upper handle portion is received.
  • connector 11 and the upper handle portion will be referred to simply as the handle.
  • the lower end portion of handle: 3 is mounted for 180 pivotal movement about housing 2.
  • a pair of diametrically opposed ears 12 extend radially outwardly from the handle and are suitably mounted in bearings formed by openings 13 which are preferably disposed, at least in part, in side-walls 6. Openings 13 are spaced above floor 7 a distance so that, when handle 3 is upright at to housing 2 the bottom end face 14 of the handle is closely adjacent floor 7 and is in slight engagement with a pair of elongated raised ribs 15 on each side of slot 8.
  • a longitudinal rib 16 extends around the lower sides and end face 14 of the handle, and extends downwardly into slot 8. Rib 16 cooperates with slot 8 to prevent transverse shifting of the handle, since the lower handle end portion is spaced from side walls 6.
  • the lower handle end portion is squared olf so that face 14 is generally fiat, and provides fore and aft edges or corners 17 which may be sharp or which may curvingly merge into the handle side surface, as shown.
  • handle 3 is pivotable between an upright position to a horizontal position on either side of the pivot axis. These particular positions are intended primarily for storage and the like.
  • the handle is pivoted to an intermediate position at less than 90 on either side of the pivot axis.
  • corners 17 press downwardly against strips 10, which act as vertically movable fiat springs, and slide thereover.
  • the increased friction due to the biasing force of strips 10, tends to fixedly hold the handle and housing at a desired angle during sweeping, and keeps the housing level with the floor and] prevents any flip-up action.
  • the increased friction at the intermediate points also creates a detent which tends to keep the handle in one of its low friction storage positions, once it has been placed there.
  • spring-like strips 10 are shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 1-5 as being integrally molded with housing 2, other spring means, such as fiat metal leafs, could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.
  • the inventive concept provides a simplified connector of improved design.
  • a handle-to-housing connection comprising, in combination:
  • the floor sweeper of claim 5 which includes: an elongated raised rib on each said strip, said ribs being disposed for engagement by the lower end portion of said handle.

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USD259388S (en) 1977-07-07 1981-06-02 Emer S.n.c. Floor sweeper
US5293662A (en) * 1991-09-18 1994-03-15 Mr. Longarm, Inc. Corner paint pad assembly
US5361447A (en) * 1993-01-22 1994-11-08 Hygiene-Technik Inc. Free standing mop
US20050283933A1 (en) * 2004-06-25 2005-12-29 Michael Mitchell Connector structure for a pivotable head
US20100119296A1 (en) * 2008-11-11 2010-05-13 Jeffrey Payne Lara Movable armature and methods for creating a sculpture
US8984701B2 (en) 2011-08-10 2015-03-24 Kevin Alan Tussy Flexible handle for cleaning tools
US9155440B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2015-10-13 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Steam distribution apparatus and methods for steam cleaning devices
US9179815B2 (en) 2013-10-01 2015-11-10 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Floor mop with removable base plate
US9554686B2 (en) 2013-09-24 2017-01-31 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Flexible scrubbing head for a floor mop
US9743819B2 (en) 2013-09-24 2017-08-29 Midea America, Corp. Floor mop with concentrated cleaning feature

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD259388S (en) 1977-07-07 1981-06-02 Emer S.n.c. Floor sweeper
US5293662A (en) * 1991-09-18 1994-03-15 Mr. Longarm, Inc. Corner paint pad assembly
US5361447A (en) * 1993-01-22 1994-11-08 Hygiene-Technik Inc. Free standing mop
US20050283933A1 (en) * 2004-06-25 2005-12-29 Michael Mitchell Connector structure for a pivotable head
US7343638B2 (en) * 2004-06-25 2008-03-18 The Clorox Company Connector structure for a pivotable head
US20100119296A1 (en) * 2008-11-11 2010-05-13 Jeffrey Payne Lara Movable armature and methods for creating a sculpture
US8984701B2 (en) 2011-08-10 2015-03-24 Kevin Alan Tussy Flexible handle for cleaning tools
US9155440B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2015-10-13 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Steam distribution apparatus and methods for steam cleaning devices
US9554686B2 (en) 2013-09-24 2017-01-31 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Flexible scrubbing head for a floor mop
US9743819B2 (en) 2013-09-24 2017-08-29 Midea America, Corp. Floor mop with concentrated cleaning feature
US9179815B2 (en) 2013-10-01 2015-11-10 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Floor mop with removable base plate

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