Cleaning tools

Claim 1

A tool designed for cleaning dry and wet dirt off pavements, shopfloors, sheds and the like, said tool comprising: a. a brush having bristles and a head with a flat topside and a hole therethrough, b. a handle disposed in said hole at an obtuse angle with respect to said flat topside, c. said handle including a longitudinal shaft having a flange disposed at an angle with said shaft which angle corresponds to said angle between the handle and the flat topside, d. said handle including a first extension extending from the underside of such flange and coaxially with respect to said shaft, e. said first extension projecting through said hole and having a portion protruding from the underside of said head, f. said protruding portion including an axial slit extending therethrough and accommodating a wedge which fixes the brush head against the underside of said flange, and g. a plate disposed between the flange and the topside of the brush head, h. said plate including a longitudinal edge which faces the obtuse angle of the handle with the brush head and protrudes beyond said brush head, i. said plate including a first opening therethrough having a portion corresponding to that of the hole in the brush head and another portion having a V-shaped groove configuration with edges that diverge to said first opening portion, j. said handle including at least one wedge-shaped extension connecting along one side to said first extension and along a second side to the underside of the flange, k. said wedge-shaped extension projecting from the flange being effective to fit with minimal penetration into said V-shaped groove configuration in said plate.