US734428A - Combined broom-head holder and shaper. - Google Patents

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No. 734,428. PATBNTED JULY 21,1903.

T. Mo-E. GILL.

COMBINED BROOM HEAD HOLDER AND SHAPER.

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ATENT OFF-ICE;

THOMAS MOE. GILL, or MEX-IOQWMISSOURI.

COMBINED B ROOIlIIIjH E 'AD HOLDER AND SHAPER.

SPEGIFICATIONmrmjng part of LettersiPatentNo. 734,428, dated July 21, 1903. Application filed December 6, TSerial No. 184,136. (No model.)

To all whom it may ooncerm Be it known that I, THOMAS MOE. GlLL,a citizen of the United States,- and a resident'of Mexico, in the county of Andrain-and State of Missouri, have made certainnewandruseful Improvements in a Combined Broom-Head- Holder and Shaper, of which the followingis a specification; 1

My invention relates to an improvement in broom holders and supports designed to be attached to a'wallorother locality, and has for its object to'provide a-device which will support and clamp a broom-head'and at the same time restore and preserve the normal shape of the broom head. To these ends it consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts;

clamp-bar. Fig. 4 is aview ofa modification.

Fig. 51s a perspective view of amodification. Fig. 6 is aviewshowing one form of clampbar having an integral incline projection.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a board secured to the wall of a room, or it may designate the wall itself. To said board is secured the block B by'means of a screw. A bail O, shaped as shown and consisting ofthe cranked cross-bar O and the side arms 0 C is attached to said block B by the staples c c or other suitable means so as to normally set away from and swing on said block, or said cross -bar C may be passed through a hole bored through the block from side to side. Fitted in said block' at ;a suitable point is a plug or socket G which is internally threaded to receive the threaded end cl of a bentlever D. Secured to the board A a suitable distance below block B is a horizontal bar E, which I shall designate as the lower clamp bar. The outer faceofjsaidclamp bar is concaved at E, as shown in Fig. 1.

Mountedon the side arms G C of bail C is the upper clamp-bar F, which is prevented from sliding off said arms by washers 0 to which the ends of said arms G Q are riveted. Said clamp-bar F is somewhat shorterthan the lower clamp-bar E and is provided on its whichmay be integral with the clamp-bar F, or it maybe anangular spring wire or plate forming aninclined plane, the bent end of which is inserted or secured in clamp-bar F and the free endseated in a notch f, made in the outerface of, clamp-bar.

The inner face of upper clamp-bar F is .concaved, so that when the adjacent faces of the upper and lower clamp-bars are brought together an elliptical opening-or space is left between them, which opening is designed to receive the head of a broom. The lower clamp-bar E is made slightly longer at one end than the upper clamp-bar F and is providedwith a projecting stop e, against whichthe end of the upper clamp-bar rests to prevent lateral movement of said upper clamp-bar inthat direction. To the inner face of clamp;bar F, at either or both ends, 'I secure; curved plate-spring G, which when tightly'clamped against a broom-head will assunre thejelliptic shape of the opening between the two clampbars, but when pressure is relieved will contract the size of said opening orspaee, and

outer. face ,with ian inclined projection F,

thus accommodate variations in shape andthickness of brooms; The end of said springs is embedded in or otherwise secured to the clamp-bar.

The pivotal end of bent lever D is preferably passed through an ornamentahflange or button H, and thus affords a'better bearing for said pivotal end of thelever. 111 using my device the lever D is moved to one side, and the bail carrying the upper clamp-bar is swung upwardly, carrying said clamp-bar away from the lowerclamp-bar. The large end of broom-head is then placed against the lower clamp-bar, the handle of the broom hanging downwardly, the upper clamp brought down against the broom-head, and the bent lever D in place. The pressure put upon the upper clamp-bar may be adjusted and regulated by screwing the pivotal end (I of lever D inwardly or outwardly in socket or plug 0. To releasethe broom the lever D is moved to the side, sliding down the inclined surface of projecmy device if after usinga broom a small handrake or comb is used to straighten out the straw at the end of a broom and the broomhead then placed between the clamp bars and firmly clamped and left for some time the broom-head will be pressed into its normal shape, so that it will be practically impossible to tell which was the worn or bent corner of the broom.

My device will be placed on the wall at such a height that the end of thehandle of a broom will rest against the base or washboard of the room, and to prevent the lateral displacement of the broom-handle by accident a springclamp K will be secured to said base or washboard and securely clamp the end of thehandle.

Instead of placing the plate-spring on the inner face of the clamp-bar a form of clampbar similar to that shown in Fig. 4: may be used. In this form the clamp-bar E has a saw-kerf 6 near one end, and the plate-spring e is secured at its end on one side of the saw-kerf, thus forcing the shorter portion of the clamp-bar inwardly and whereby the said clamp-bar will accommodate and adjust itself to varying thicknesses and shapes of broomheads.

' It will be seen that I produce a broom holder and support which performs the double office of support and a shaper to preserve and restore the shape of a broom-head, and thus lengthen the life and service of a broom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a lower clamp-bar, a swin ging upper clamp-bar adapted to rest 011 the face of a broom-head, and means for forcing said upper clamp-bartoward the lower clampbar and holding a broom-head between said clamp-bars and pressing said broom to its normal shape.

2. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a concaved lower clampbar secured to a suitable base,an upper clampbar, an inclined projection on the outer face of said upper clamp-bar, a bail supporting the upper clan1p-bar, and means for engaging the inclined projection 011 the upper clamp-bar and forcing the said clamp-bar toward the lower clamp-bar, whereby a broom-head will be held between the said clamp-bars.

3. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a concaved lower clampbar secured to a suitable base, a concaved upper clamp-bar, a swinging bail secured to the base and supporting at its lower ends the upper clamp, an inclined projection on the outer face of the upper clamp-bar, a lever pivotally secured to the base and adapted to engage the inclined projection. on the outer face of said upper clamp-bar, whereby when said lever is swung to one side it will ride up the inclined projection and force the upper clamp bar toward the lower clam p-bar and securely hold a broom-head inserted between the opposing concaved faces of the two clamp-bars.

l. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a base, a block secured to said base, a bail pivotally secured to said block, a lower clamp-bar secured to said base below the block,and having its outer face concaved, a projecting stop secured to the outer face of the lower clamp-bar at or near one end thereof, an upper clamp-bar secured to the lower end of the bail, one end of said upper clamp-bar engaging the projecting stop on the lower clamp -bar, a bent lever pivotally secured to the block adapted to engage at its free end with the inclined projection on the outer face of the upper clamp-bar, whereby when said leveris moved to one side the lower end will ride up the inclined projection and force the upper clamp-bar toward the lower clamp-bar and securely clamp a broom-head inserted between said clamp-bars.

5. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a base, a block secured to said base, a cranked bail pivotally secured to said block and provided with downwardlyprojecting side arms, an upper clamp-bar secured to the ends of said arms, a lower clampbar secured to said base below the block, curved plate-springs secured at the ends of the upper clamp-bar on its inner face, and means for forcing the upper clamp-bar toward the lower clamp bar, whereby the plate-springs will engage and clamp a broom-head inserted between said clamp-bars, the plate-sprin gs assuming the shape of the broom-head.

6. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a base, a block secured. to said base, an intern ally threaded socket seated in said block, a bent lever having one end threaded and engaging with said socket, a cranked bail pivotally secured to said block, a lower clamp-bar having a concaved outer face and secured to said bail, an upper clampbar having its inner face concaved and secured to the lower end of the bail, an inclined projection on the outer face of'said upper clamp-bar adapted to be engaged by the lower free end of said bent lever, whereby when said lever is swung to one side it will engage and ride up the inclined projection on the upper clamp-bar and force said clamp-bar toward the lower clamp-bar and securely clamp the head of a broom inserted between the said clamp-bars and press the said broom-head into its normal shape.

7. A combined broom head holder and upper clamp-bar, a stop projecting from the outer face of the lower clamp-bar at or near one end and adapted to engage one end of the upper clamp-bar, a lever pivotally secured at one end to the block and adapted to engage at its lower free end with the inclined projection on the outer face of upper clamp-bar, whereby when said lever is moved to one side its lower end will ride up the' said inclined projection and force the upper clamp-bar toward the lower clam p-bar and securely hold a broom head inserted between said clampbars, the opposing concaved faces of the clamp-bars restoring and preserving the normal shape of the broom-head.

8. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a base, a lower clamp-bar secured to said base, a bail pivotally secured to said base, an upper clamp-bar secured to the lower end of said bail, a spring-section secured to the end of said upper clamp-bar, and means for forcing said upper bar toward the lower clamp-bar whereby a broom-head inserted between the clamp-bars will be securely held, the spring-section and clamp-bar assuming the shape of the broom-head.

9. A combined broom head holder and shaper comprising a base, a lower clamp-bar secured to said base, an upper. clamp-bar, an inclined spring projection on the outer face of said upper clamp-bar, a bail pivotally secured to said base and supporting at its lower ends said upper clamp-bar, and a lever having one end pivotally secured to the base and its free end adapted to engage the inclined projection on the face of the upper clamp-bar, whereby the upper clamp-bar may be forced toward the lower clamp-bar and clamp, a broom-head between the said bars.

THOMAS MCE. GILL.

WVitnesses J. D. MOKEE, WALLACE BEARING.

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