Outdoor broom

Abstract

To provide a broom capable of sweeping a dirt-floor space of an entrance, a garden, a flower bed inside, a gravel top, a bush inside, a lawn top, and a road, and sweeping pebbles and fallen leaves without damaging tiles and decorative stones.SOLUTION: An outdoor broom that includes a sweeping part 9 having both soft fibrous brush 1 and hard flat rod brush 2 at a lower tip of a handle rod 3 of the broom, The sweeping part 9 has the soft fibrous brush 1 comprising flatly bundled soft fibers in a triangular shape, and the hard flat rod brush 2 obtained by aligning and bundling flat rods shorter than the rod at intervals in a triangular shape. When overlapping bundled parts, the bottom side of the soft fibrous brush 1 and the bottom side of the hard flat rod brush 2 are parallel to each other, and the bottom side of the hard flat rod brush 2 is upper than the bottom side of the soft fibrous brush 1 at a slightly different level. The overlapped part of the soft fibrous brush 1 and the hard flat rod brush 2 is fixed in a binding part 5 by metal fittings, and is connected to the lower tip of the handle rod 3 by metal fittings. Furthermore, the binding part 5 of the handle rod 3 and the sweeping part 9 is connected by using a connection part so as to improve usability.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to outdoor brooms. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, brooms that combine a broom and a rake have been disclosed, as in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2, but all of these require a switching operation, which has the inconvenience of being troublesome to switch while working. Patent Documents 3, 4, and 5 below have a mixture of soft and hard fiber bristles so that they can sweep up both fine and large debris, but all of them have the inconvenience of the hard fiber bristles damaging the tiles on the entrance floor and decorative stones. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-302920 A [Patent Document 2] Real all Showa 61-021448 [Patent Document 3] Mito 3068864 [Patent Document 4] Patent Publication No. 07-313422 [Patent Document 5] Patent Publication No. 2001-046293

[0004] The following Patent Documents 6 and 7 disclose brooms with overlapping bristles, in which hard bristles that are slightly shorter than the soft bristles and soft bristles that are slightly longer than the hard bristles, but while these can sweep up both fine and large debris, they have the disadvantage that they cannot sweep up fallen leaves in lawns or bushes. [Patent Document 6] Patent Publication 2008-000248 [Patent Document 7] Real 63-095566 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Traditionally, different types of brooms were used depending on what was being swept and where it was being swept, which led to the following problems: (a) Several different brooms had to be prepared depending on the area to be swept, and they had to be changed every time. (b) Wet fallen leaves stuck to the asphalt cannot be removed with a broom with soft bristles. (c) Fallen leaves in the grass cannot be removed effectively with a broom with soft bristles. (ii) The tiles on the entrance floor can be damaged by a broom with hard bristles or a broom with a mixture of soft and hard bristles. (e) Conventional brooms with soft bristles were weak due to their softness, making it difficult to sweep when larger debris (stones, leaves, branches, etc.) was mixed in with the dirt and dust. (e) With the traditional soft-bristled broom, you could only sweep the porch in front of the entrance after sweeping the tiles on the entrance floor. (g) Traditionally, after sweeping the entrance, one would switch from a broom with soft bristles to one with harder bristles or to a bamboo broom to clean the outside. The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and the problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a broom that can sweep away even fine dust on the tiles of an entrance hall without damaging the tile surface, and can also remove wet flowers and fallen leaves that are stuck to stepping stones in a garden, flower beds, bushes, grass, soil, gravel, and asphalt on roads, and can even sweep up pebbles with a single broom. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] This outdoor broom is provided with a sweeping part 9 having soft fibrous bristles 1 and hard flat bristles 2 at the lower end of the handle 3 of the broom, and the sweeping part 9 has soft fibrous bristles 1 formed by bundling soft fibers flat in a triangular shape, and hard flat bristles 2 formed by bundling flat bars slightly shorter than the soft fibrous bristles 1 and arranging them in a triangular shape with gaps between them, and by overlapping the bundled parts of the soft fibrous bristles 1 and the hard flat bristles 2 together, the base of the soft fibrous bristles 1 and the base of the hard flat bristles 2 are parallel to each other and the base of the hard flat bristles 2 is slightly higher than the base of the soft fibrous bristles 1, and the overlapping part of the soft fibrous bristles 1 and the hard flat bristles 2 is fixed with a bundling part 5, and the bundling part 5 is connected to the lower end of the handle 3. This outdoor broom is characterized by a configuration in which

[0007] 2. The outdoor broom of claim 1, characterized in that a connecting part 4 connects a handle bar 3 of the broom to a binding part 5 of a sweeping part 9 of the broom, the connecting part 4 being two metal plates curved along the arc of the handle bar 3 and having an uncurved shape where it joins with binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9, the curved part having a hole 7 for joining to the handle bar 3 and the uncurved part having a hole 8 for joining to binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9, the handle bar 3 is sandwiched between the two plates and fixed with a bolt 7a or screw in the upper hole 7, and below that there are bolt holes 10 and bolts 10a or screws for reinforcement, and the uncurved part has a configuration in which the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9 is sandwiched between the lower parts of the two plates and a bolt 8a is inserted into the lower hole 8 to connect the two plates so that the sweeping part 9 can be moved to an appropriate angle when sweeping. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The outdoor broom of the present invention has the following advantages. (i) With just this one tool, you can sweep everything from the entranceway to the stepping stones in the garden, the dirt, gravel, flower beds, bushes, leaves and stones in the lawn, and even the road. (b) Wet fallen leaves and wet scraps of paper stuck to the asphalt can be removed by sweeping with the back of this broom. (c) The tiles and decorative stones in the entrance hall will not be damaged if you sweep them on the front surface. (d) To make it even easier to use, a connecting part 4 is provided, allowing both right-handed and left-handed people to sweep at an angle that is easy for them to use. (e) The soft fibrous bristles 1 are weak because they are soft, but they are supported by the hard flat bristles 2 at the back, which makes up for this weakness and makes sweeping easier. (e) While sweeping up fine dust and dirt, it can also sweep up slightly larger debris (stones, leaves, branches, etc.). (g) The hard, flat tips 2 have spaces between the hard flat tips, so they can easily pick up fallen leaves in thickets, grass, and lawns. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] This is a diagram of an outdoor broom. The left side is a front view (front side) of the soft fibrous bristles 1, the center is a side view, and the right side is a front view (back side) of the hard flat bristles 2. [Diagram 2] The diagram on the left (1) is a side view of the brush when sweeping with the soft fibrous bristles 1, and as shown in this diagram, when sweeping up fine debris, the soft fibrous bristles 1 on the front side are used. The diagram on the right (2) is a side view of the brush when sweeping with the hard flat bristles 2, and as shown in this diagram, when sweeping up wet fallen leaves stuck to the asphalt or larger debris, the hard flat bristles 2 on the back side are used, with the handle 3 tilted towards the back side so that the hard flat bristles 2 rub against the surface to be swept. [Diagram 3] This is a diagram of an outdoor broom in which a connecting part 4 has been added between the handle bar 3 and the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9 of the broom in Figure 1, making it even easier to use. The diagram on the left is a front view (front side) seen from the side with soft fibrous bristles 1, the diagram in the middle is a side view, and the diagram on the right is a front view (back side) seen from the side with hard flat bristles 2. [Figure 4]The diagram on the left (1) is a side view of an outdoor broom in use when sweeping with the soft fibrous bristles 1, a design that has been made even easier to use by inserting a connecting part 4 between the handle bar 3 of the broom and the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9, and the diagram on the right (2) is a side view of an outdoor broom in use when sweeping with the flat bristles 2, a design that has been made even easier to use by inserting a connecting part 4 between the handle bar 3 of the broom and the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9. As shown in this diagram, when sweeping wet fallen leaves or larger debris stuck to the asphalt, the hard flat bristles 2 on the underside are used, and the handle bar 3 is tilted towards the underside so that the hard flat bristles 2 rub against the surface to be swept.

[0010] The terms "upper, lower, front, and back" shall refer to the crossed arrows and the lettering of "upper, lower, front, and back" shown in Figures 1 to 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS EXAMPLES

[0011] An embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 1 to 4. One embodiment is shown in Figures 1 and 2, in which a sweeping part 9 is provided at the lower end of the broom handle 3, and in Figures 3 and 4, a connecting part 4 is inserted between the broom handle 3 and the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9, making the outdoor broom even easier to use. This outdoor broom is provided with a sweeping part 9 having a combination of soft fibrous bristles 1 and hard flat bristles 2 at the lower end of the handle 3 of the broom.

[0012] The sweeping part 9 is provided with soft fibrous bristles 1 formed by bundling soft fibers flat in a triangular shape, and hard flat bar bristles 2 formed by arranging and bundling flat bars slightly shorter than the soft fibrous bristles 1 in a triangular shape.

[0013] By overlapping the bundled parts of the soft fibrous spike 1 and the hard flat rod spike 2, the base of the hard flat rod spike 2 is parallel to the base of the soft fibrous spike 1, and is slightly (about 0.7 cm to 1.5 cm) higher than the base of the soft fibrous spike 1.

[0014] This outdoor broom is characterized by a configuration in which a soft fibrous bristles 1 and a hard flat rod bristles 2 overlapping each other are fixed with a metal fitting at a bundling part 5, and the bundling part 5 is connected to the lower end of a handle bar 3.

[0015] To make it even easier to use, the handle bar 3 and the sweeping part 9 are connected by a connecting part 4.

[0016] The broom handle 3 will now be described in detail. The broom handle 3 is preferably round with a diameter of 1.5 cm to 2 cm, but it does not have to be round and can be a polygonal rod.

[0017] The thickness of the handle 3 may be 1.5 cm or less in diameter or 2 cm or more in diameter, so long as it is strong and easy to hold.

[0018] The handle bar 3 may be made of wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, or the like.

[0019] The upper part of the handle bar 3 is covered with a grip 6 made of plastic or silicon, which is easy to grip as a handle and prevents the hand from feeling cold even when the temperature drops in winter.

[0020] Grip 6 has a hole for hanging.

[0021] The sweeping part 9 is fixed to the lower part of the handle bar 3 with metal fittings.

[0022] A detailed description will now be given of the case where the connecting part 4 is connected to the lower part of the handle bar 3 of the broom, which has a shape that makes it even easier to use.

[0023] The shape of the connecting part 4 is two metal plates curved along the arc of the round bar, and the part that joins with the binding part 5 of the sweeping part is not curved.

[0024] The plate of the connecting part 4 has several holes for connecting to the handle bar 3 and the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9.

[0025] The material of the connecting portion 4 is preferably metal because it is strong, but plastic may also be used. The two plates of the connecting portion 4 are joined facing each other so as to sandwich the handle bar 3.

[0026] The two plates of the handle bar 3 and the connecting part 4 are joined by passing a bolt 7a through a joint hole 7 and fastening it with a nut and washer. (If the handle bar 3 is made of wood, it is fastened with a screw without drilling a hole.)

[0027] Below the hole 7 where the connecting part 4 is joined to the handle bar 3, there is a hole 10 for reinforcement, which is also fastened with a bolt 10a and a washer.

[0028] Below that is a hole 8 for connecting the binding part 5 of the sweeping part 9, and a bolt 8a is passed through the hole 8 and secured with a wing nut and washer to the extent that the sweeping part 9 is movable, allowing both right-handed and left-handed people to sweep at an angle that is easy to use.

[0029] The material of the binding portion 5 may be plastic, polyethylene, or vinyl.

[0030] The material of the soft fibrous spike 1 may be palm, fern, other vegetable fibers, soft plastic, polyvinyl chloride, or the like.

[0031] The material of the hard flat rod bristles 2 is preferably bamboo, wood, plastic, or the like, which is harder and stronger than the material of the soft fibrous bristles 1.

[0032] The length of the hypotenuse of the triangle of the sweeping part 9 is about 20 cm to 25 cm, and the length of its base (the part in contact with the surface to be swept) is about 22 cm to 25 cm for ease of sweeping, but it does not necessarily have to be within that range.

[0033] The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment and can be modified as appropriate. For example, in the above embodiment, if an extendable rod with a joint in the middle of the handle rod 3 is used so that the length of the handle rod 3 can be changed, it can be used regardless of the height of the user, and it will be convenient when you want to use it in a shorter length, such as on stairs. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1 Soft fibrous spike (The part that sweeps up fine debris such as dust and dirt) 2 Soft fibrous bristles 1 Harder flat rod bristles (For sweeping up larger debris such as stones and wet leaves) 3 Handle bar 4. A part that connects the handle 3 and the broom sweeping part 9 to the broom binding part 5 5 Sweeping part 9 binding part 6 Grip covering the upper grip of the handle 3 7. Hole for joining handle bar 3 and connecting part 4 7a Bolt and nut connecting the handle bar 3 and the connecting part 4 8 Hole for connecting the connecting part 4 and the main part 5 of the sweeping part 9 8a: Bolts and nuts for connecting the connecting portion 4 and the main portion 5 of the sweeping portion 9 9 Sweeping Part 10 Holes for joint reinforcement 10a Bolts and nuts for joint reinforcement

Claims

1. This outdoor broom is equipped with a sweeping part (9) that combines soft fibrous bristles (1) and hard flat bristles (2) at the lower tip of the broom handle (3). The sweeping part (9) is equipped with soft fibrous bristles (1) made of soft fibers bundled flat in a triangular shape, and hard flat bristles (2) made of flat bars that are slightly shorter in length than the soft fibrous bristles (1) arranged and bundled in a triangular shape with gaps between them. 2) is an outdoor broom characterized in that by overlapping the bundled parts together, the base of the soft fibrous bristles (1) and the base of the hard flat bristles (2) are parallel to each other and the base of the hard flat bristles (2) is slightly higher than the base of the soft fibrous bristles (1), and the overlapping parts of the soft fibrous bristles (1) and the hard flat bristles (2) are fixed with a bundling part (5) and the bundling part (5) is connected to the lower tip of the handle bar (3).

2. The handle bar (3) of the broom and the binding part (5) of the sweeping part (9) of the broom are connected by a connecting part (4). The connecting part (4) is made of two plates curved along the arc of the handle bar (3), and the part that joins with the binding part (5) of the sweeping part (9) is not curved. The curved part has a hole (7) for joining with the handle bar (3), and the non-curved part has a hole (8) for joining with the binding part (5) of the sweeping part (9). the broom for outdoor use according to claim 1, characterized in that the broom has two plates with openings at the top and a handle bar (3) sandwiched between them and secured in place by a bolt (7a) in the upper hole (7), and below that has bolt holes (10) and bolts (10a) for reinforcement, and the non-curved portion has the bundling part (5) of the sweeping part (9) sandwiched between the lower parts of the two plates, and is connected by inserting a bolt (8a) into the lower hole (8) so that the sweeping part (9) can be moved to just the right angle when sweeping.

Images