Cleaning implement

US8485611B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Freudenberg KG · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Weis · Weinheim, DE
• Ralf Juergens · Laudenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 13, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 13, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/302
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The broom may include a broom body. The broom body may include a shaft side, a shoulder disposed on the shaft side, a cleaning side, and a bump guard disposed on the shoulder. The broom may further comprise a shaft extending from the shoulder and a plurality of bristles extending from the cleaning side. The bump guard may be relatively softer than a main piece of the broom body. The broom body may also include a lower bump guard covering a toe and a heel of the broom body. In one embodiment, the broom body may be comprised of a core and a skin. The skin may be overmolded onto the core. The bump guard may be overmolded onto the skin. In another embodiment, the core and the skin may be molded together in a co-injection molding process.