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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Neal Jacobs, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rubbermaid Incorporated, Wooster, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15207 ; 15171 ; 15189 ;
Abstract
A broom hub is provided for use as a component in the manufacture of brooms which includes a wire retention mechanism. Generally, brooms include a handle, a plurality of bristles extending therefrom, and a wire wrapped around the bristles to secure the bristles to the handle. Specifically, the broom hub of this invention includes a sleeve for receiving the handle and a wire retention mechanism disposed on a sleeve. Preferably, the wire retention mechanism is configured to grasp the wire. Accordingly, the bristles are secured to the handle between the broom hub and the wire.