Broom guide

Claim 2

A broom guide, adapted to facilitate the manufacture of broom assemblies having a broom handle, broom corn secured to one end portion of the broom handle and a wire banding securedly affixed about a portion of the broom corn, the broom guide comprising: a base having an outer surface, opposite ends, and an aperture axially extending therethrough intersecting the opposite ends thereof, the aperture being sized and shaped to receive a portion of the broom handle; a first guide bar means, having opposite end portions, and being secured to a portion of the base such that each end portion thereof extends a distance from the base in a generally radial direction therefrom and in a generally opposing direction with respect to the other opposite end portion, a portion of the first guide bar means being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding; a second guide bar means, having opposite end portions, and being secured to a portion of the base such that each end portion thereof extends a distance from the base in a gEnerally radial direction therefrom and in an opposing direction with respect to the other end portion, a portion of the second guide bar means being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding, the second guide bar means being radially spaced from the first guide bar means and being disposed such that the space between the second guide bar means and the first guide bar means is shaped to accomodate a predetermined amount of broom corn; and form guide means connected to one of the opposite end portions of the base engaging a portion of the broom corn.

Claim 3

The broom guide of claim 1 wherein the base is further defined as being cylindrically shaped and having a radial thickness, the base being sized to cooperate with the first guide bar means and the second guide bar means to define the space therebetween, thereby cooperating to define the amount of broom corn to be disposed in the space.

Claim 4

The broom guide of claim 1 wherein the four guide means is shaped and disposed to provide a form for shaping a portion of the broom corn of the broom assembly.

Claim 5

The broom guide of claim 3 wherein the form guide means is further defined as being generally rectangularly shaped, having opposite end portions and opposite side portions extending generally between the opposite end portions, the form guide means being secured to the base such that each end portion thereof extends a distance from the base in a generally radially direction therefrom, and in a generally opposing direction with respect to the other end portion of the form guide means.

Claim 6

The broom guide of claim 4 wherein the opposite end portions and the opposite side portions of the form guide means are further defined as being curved, thereby eliminating sharp edges and reducing the possibility of the form guide means cutting through the adjacent broom corn during the operation of the broom assembly.

Claim 7

The broom guide of claim 4 wherein the form guide means is further defined as being secured to the base, generally adjacent one end thereof.

Claim 8

The broom guide of claim 1 wherein the first guide bar means is defined further to include: a pair of first elongated guide bars, each first guide bar being secured to the base generally near a central portion thereof, and wherein the second guide bar means is defined further to to include: a pair of second elongated guide bars, each second guide bar being secured to the base generally near a central portion thereof.

Claim 9

The broom guide of claim 7 wherein one of the first guide bars is axially spaced from the other first guide bar with respect to the base, the axial spacing between the first guide bars being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding and to provide additional structural strength for the broom assembly; and wherein one of the second guide bars is axially spaced from the other second guide bar with respect to the base, the axial spacing between the second guide bars being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding and to provide additional structural strength for the completed broom assembly.

Claim 10

The broom guide of claim 8 wherein the axial spacing between the first guide bars and the axial spacing between the second guide bars are each defined further as being of a sufficient distance to compensate for predetermined changes in the axial disposition of the wire banding.

Claim 11

The broom guide of claim 1 wherein the first guide bar means and the second guide bar means are each defined further as being axially spaced a distance from the form guide means, the axial spacing between the first guide bar means, the second guide bar means and the form guide means being sized such that a predetermined amount of broom corn extends between the form means and the wire banding disposed about the first and the second guide bar means, thereby increasing the sweeping power of the broom and tending to reduce the movement of the broom corn in the space between the first and the second guide bar means.

Claim 12

The broom guide Of claim 1 wherein the first guide bar means is further defined as being generally rectangularly shaped, having opposite end portions and opposite side portions, a notch being formed in each end portion of the first guide bar means, each notch extending a distance therein generally toward the base, each notch being tapered such that a portion thereof generally adjacent the end portion of the first guide bar means is larger than the portion thereof generally near the base; and wherein the second guide bar means is further defined as being generally rectangularly shaped, having opposite end portions and opposite side portions, a notch being formed in each end portion of the second guide bar means, each notch extending a distance therein generally toward the base, and each notch being tapered such that the portion thereof generally adjacent the end portion of the second guide bar means is larger than the portion thereof generally near the base.

Claim 13

A broom assembly utilizing broom corn, and a wire banding, comprising: a broom handle, having opposite ends; a broom guide secured to the broom handle generally adjacent one end portion thereof, the broom guide, comprising: a base having an outer surface, opposite ends, and an aperture axially extending therethrough intersecting the opposite ends thereof, the aperture being sized and shaped to receive a portion of the broom handle; means to secure the base to the broom handle; a first guide bar means, having opposite end portions, and being secured to a portion of the base such that each end portion of the first guide bar means extends a distance from the base in a generally radially direction therefrom, and in a generally opposing direction with respect to the other end portion of the first guide bar means, a portion of the first guide bar means being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding; a second guide bar means, having opposite end portions and being secured to a portion of the base such that each end portion of the second guide bar means extends a distance from the base in a generally radially direction therefrom and in an opposing direction with respect to the other end portion of the second guide bar means, a portion of the second guide bar means being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding, the second guide bar means being radially spaced, with respect to the base, from the first guide bar means and being disposed such that the space between the second guide bar means and the first guide bar means is shaped to accomodate a predetermined amount of broom corn; form guide means connected to one of the opposite end portions of the base engaging a portion of the broom corn; an inner portion of broom corn disposed in the space between the first guide bar means and the second guide bar means, the inner portion of broom corn being secured therein by a portion of the wire banding; and an outer portion of broom corn disposed and secured about the form guide means, one end portion of the outer portion of broom corn extending beyond the form guide means and being disposed about the broom handle and secured thereto by a portion of the wire banding.

Claim 14

A broom assembly utilizing broom corn, and a wire banding, comprising: a broom handle, having opposite ends; a broom guide secured to the broom handle generally adjacent one end portion thereof, the broom guide, comprising: a base having an outer surface, opposite ends, and an aperture axially extending therethrough intersecting the opposite ends thereof, the aperture being sized and shaped to receive a portion of the broom handle; means to secure the base to the broom handle; a first guide bar means, having opposite end portions, and being secured to a portion of the base such that each end portion of the first guide bar means extends a distance from the base in a generally radially direction therefrom, and in a generally opposing direction with respect to the other end portion of the first guide bar means, a portion of the first guide bar means being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding; a second guide bar means, having opposite end portions and being secured to a portion of the base such that each end portion of the second guide bar means extends a distance from the base in a generally radially direction therefrom and in an opposing direction with respect to the other end portion of the second guide bar means, a portion of the second guide bar means being shaped to accomodate a portion of the wire banding, the second guide bar means being radially spaced, with respect to the base, from the first guide bar means and being disposed such that the space between the second guide bar means and the first guide bar means is shaped to accomodate a predetermined amount of broom corn; form guide means connected to one of the opposite end portions of the base engaging a portion of the broom corn; an inner portion of broom corn disposed in the space between the first guide bar means and the second guide bar means, the inner portion of broom corn being secured therein by a portion of the wire banding; and an outer portion of broom corn disposed and secured about the form guide means, one end portion of the outer portion of broom corn extending beyond the form guide means and being disposed about the broom handle and secured thereto by a portion of the wire banding.

Claim 15

The broom assembly of claim 12 wherein the form guide means is shaped and disposed to provide a form for shaping a portion of the broom corn of the broom assembly.

Claim 16

The broom assembly of claim 12 wherein the first guide bar means is defined further to include: a pair of first elongated guide bars, each first guide bar being secured to the base generally near a central portion thereof, and wherein the second guide bar means is defined further to include: a pair of second elongated guide bars, each second guide bar being secured to the base generally near a central portion thereof.

Claim 17

The broom assembly of claim 12 wherein the first guide bar means and the second guide bar means are each defined further as being axially spaced, with respect to the base, a distance from the form guide means, the aXial spacing between the first guide bar means, the second guide bar means and the form guide means being sized such that a predetermined amount of broom corn extends between the form guide means and the wire banding disposed about the first and the second guide bar means, thereby increasing the sweeping power of the broom and tending to reduce the movement of the broom corn in the space between the first and the second guide bar means.

Claim 18

The broom assembly of claim 12 wherein the first guide bar means is further defined as being generally rectangularly shaped, having opposite end portions and opposite side portions, a notch being formed in each end portion of the first guide bar means, each notch extending a distance therein generally toward the base, each notch being tapered such that a portion thereof generally adjacent the end portion of the first guide bar means is larger than the portion thereof generally near the base; and wherein the second guide bar means is further defined as being generally rectangularly shaped, having opposite end portions and opposite side portions, a notch being formed in each end portion of the second guide bar means, each notch extending a distance therein generally toward the base, and each notch being tapered such that the portion thereof generally adjacent the end portion of the second guide bar means is larger than the portion thereof generally near the base.