US2342280A - Broom mop or the like - Google Patents

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Feb. 22, 1944. w. HERTZBERG BROOM MOP OR THE LIKE Filed April 20. 1942 INVENTOR' WILLIFIH HEATZ BERG ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 22, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BROOM M? OR THE LIKE William Hertzberg, New York, N. Y.

Application April 20, 1942, Serial No. 439,618

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in mops and relates more particularly to improvements in that type of mop known as a broom mop, wherein the mop proper may be detachably positioned on the head of the broom, the handle of said broom serving as the handle of the mop.

head of the broom and which may be simply and conveniently positioned or removed from the head of a broom or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a broom mop which may be conveniently cleaned or washed.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a broom mop as above set forth wherein the mop fibers are so positioned on the sheath that they be secured thereto in the simplest and most facile manner and wherein the resulting mop possesses a relatively large dusting capacity.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a broom mop wherein the mop proper is attached to the head of a broom by means of a sheath or jacket completely enclosing the head of the broom, thus preventing accumulation or aggregation of dust or other foreign matter on the bristles of the broom.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, it being understood that the abovestatementof the objects of my invention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view showing my improved mop positioned on a broom.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of the mop with one of the flaps in open position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a cut blank which forms the sheath portion of the mop.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along line 4- of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the head of a broom having the usual handle 8, said broom head being shown enveloped by the sheath or jacket 9, which sheath or jacket forms part of my improved mop. The sheath or jacket 9 is formed from a single blank Iii which may be of any suitable material such as muslin, cretonne or the like. The dusting portion of the mop consists of a plurality of mop fibers ll of any suitable material, said mop fibers secured to the blank lil by means of a series of parallel longitudinal lines of stitches 13, the ends of said lines of stitches being alternately joined by the transverse lines of stitches [4, so that the manufacture of the article may be expedited by the formation of a continuous line of stitching.

The blank I0 is folded along its transverse axis and the adjacent edges of one side thereof are inwardly folded and sewn together from the bottom to a point just beyond the top shoulder of the'resulting article. The lower adjacent edges at the opposite side of the jacket are also inwardly folded and sewn together along line ll. Finishing the free edges of the jacket are the inwardly formed hems l9 and extending from said free edges are the pairs of fastening extensions or ribbons 29, said ribbons or extensions 20 being provided for the purpose of securing the jacket or sheath to the broom head and for substantially enclosing the broom head within the sheath. In place of the fastening ribbons 29 any other well known fastening means may be substituted such as slide fasteners, snap fasteners or the like. While the embodiment illustrated is of trapezoidal shape, any desirable shape may be employed depending on the shape of the broom head with which the mop is to be used.

The mop is easily and conveniently positioned on the head of a broom by separating the free edges of the sheath 9 and inserting the broom between said edges and into said sheath. Thereafter the sheath is snugly fitted and secured onto the broom head by tying the fastening ribbons 20. The mop may just as easily be removed from the broom when it is desired to use the broom as such or when it is desired to clean the mop.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous alterations and omissions can be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

A broom mop of the class described, comprising: an elongated blank, of woven material, the central area of which forms a mop portion and the end area of which forms a sheath portion; a plurality of mop fibers; a single continuous line of stitching securing said mop fibers to the central mop portion of said blank; said stitches consisting of a series of parallel longitudinal lines of stitches alternately joined at the opposite ends thereof by transverse lines of stitches, said single continuous line of stitching having the ends thereof disposed at the longitudinal edges of said elongated blank in the mop portion of the central area thereof; said mop fibers at the points of attachment thereof being transversely disposed with relation to said continuous line of stitches; said blank being folded along its transverse median axis with the mop fibers on the 10 outer surfaces thereof, the opposed edges of the mop portions and one side of the sheath portion being permanently secured, and means to detachabiy connect the remaining edges of the sheath portion, the said ends of the single continuous line of stitching being secured with the opposed edges of the mop portions, whereby said ends are retained and the tendency thereof to ravel is eliminated.

WILLIAM HERTZBERG.

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