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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
Thomas Perelli, Winchester, VA (US);
Grant Mason, Stephens City, VA (US);
Matthew Scott Kepner, Stephens City, VA (US);
William Michael Charrier, Winchester, VA (US);
Thomas Perelli, Winchester, VA (US);
Grant Mason, Stephens City, VA (US);
Matthew Scott Kepner, Stephens City, VA (US);
William Michael Charrier, Winchester, VA (US);
Rubbermaid Commerical Products, LLC, Winchester, VA (US);
Abstract
A broom comprises a head supporting bristles. A handle is connected to the head at a swivel joint where the swivel joint allows the handle to feely rotate relative to the head. A lock is movable to a locked position to fix the position of the handle relative to the head when the head is in a first position relative to the handle and an unlocked position where the head is free to rotate relative to the handle. A method of operating a broom comprises providing a head supporting bristles connected to a handle at a lockable swivel joint; locking the lockable swivel joint to fix the position of the handle relative to the head in a first position; and unlocking the lockable swivel joint to allow the handle to rotate relative to the head.