US2593140A - Broom bridle - Google Patents

Description

0. R. GRUBE BROOM BRIDLE Filed Dec. 20, 1948 April 15, 1952 INVENTOB ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 15, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE M r V 2,593,140 BROOM BRIDLE Otto R. Grube, Egg Harbor City, N. .1.

Application December 20, 1948, Serial No. 66,277

1 Claim. l This invention relates to broom bridles designed for use in clamping broom straws together, at a point between the sweeping end of the broom and the wires used in securing the broom straws to the handle.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and easily applied to the usual broom head, the bridle being adjustable for use in connection with broom heads of various thicknesses.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means for attaching the broom bridle to the broom head in such a way that it will not become displaced while the broom is being used in sweeping.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts herein after more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction" and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is an elevational view of a broom head supplied with a broom bridle, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig; 2 is an elevational view of the opposite side of the broom head, showing the invention as applied.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the broom bridle the elements thereof being disconnected prior to positioning on a broom head.

Referring to the drawing in 'detail, the reference character 5 indicates a broom head of the usual and well known construction, the broom head including the broom straw securing wires 6.

The bridle forming the subject matter of the present invention, comprises bars 1 constructed of substantially wide material, the bars being of lengths to extend across substantially the entire width of the broom head with which it is used.

These bars I when positioned, are disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other at opposite sides of the broom head, as clearly shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing, the bars being formed with openings disposed in spaced relation with the ends thereof, which openings accommodate the bolts 8 that extend through the straws of the head, and pass beyond the outer surface of the cooperating bar, where it is supplied with a washer 9 and nut l0.

Connecting the bars 1 at their ends, are end pieces II, which end pieces are constructed of 2 suitable flexible material such as leather, the end pieces being curved around the edges of the broom head as shown by Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The end pieces H are formed with openings that align with the openings of the bars 1 so that the bolts 8 will pass through the end pieces and secure the end pieces in place at the ends of the bars 1. Thus it will be seen that when the bars are positioned and the end pieces have been secured in place, the straws of the broom head will be firmly clamped and held braced eliminating uneven wear of the brushing end of the head caused by sweeping.

The reference character l2 indicates securing arms which are formed with eyes l3 at one of their respective ends, which eyes also accommodate the bolts 8 securing the arms l'2 to the I bridle.

These arms l2 are formed with right angled end portions l4 that terminate in end portions [5 that are disposed at right angles to the portions I4, the portions I5 being flattened and sharpened so that they may be readily driven into the head of the broom, between straws, and when the securing arms are properly twisted to align the eyes l3 with the openings of the bars 1 to receive the bolts 8, the end portions [5 will lie in parallel relation with the opposite outer surface of the broom head, holding the bridle against movement longitudinally of the broomhead. It might be further stated that when positioning these securing arms [2, they are positioned between adjacent wires 6 so that they will'engage one of the wires which provides a permanent stop for the arms to prevent the arms from movement.

. From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a broom bridle embodying bars which clamp the outer surfaces of the head of the broom, the flexible end pieces H, permitting of slight movement of the bars while the broom is used in sweeping, thereby reducing wear to a minim-um.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a broom bridle, a pair of parallel bars adapted to be fitted against opposite outer surfaces of a broom head, flexible end pieces adapted to be fitted around the side edges of the broom head, bolts extending through aligned openings in the bars and the flexible end pieces securing the bars and end pieces together, said bolts also being adapted to pass through the broom head, securhe bars and flexible end pieces together, se-

3 4 curing arms having eyes through which the pelts REFERENCES CITED extend holdmg said Securmg arms'm posltlon The following references are of record in the between said bars, the free ends of said securing m f arms being extended at right angles with respect e 0 mm patent" to the main portions of the arms, the extremities 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS of the right-angled portions extending at right N b r Na Dat angles to the first-mentioned right-angled po 32,292 Homes May 14, 1861 tions and adapted to be extended between, bro m 195,639 Paton Sept. 25, 1877 straws of the head of the broom, securing h 295,685 Smith Mar. 25, 1884 bridle against movement longitudinally of h 10 1,146,681 'Althouse July 13, 1915 broom head. 1,305,157 Petersen May 27, 1919 1,404,277 Crumner Jan. 24, 1922 OTTO GRUBE- 1,429,171 Shipman Sept. '12, 1922 1,554,089 Hennig Sept. 15, 1925

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