Patent ID: 6112359
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A broom for cleaning a surface comprising:a handle having a longitudinal axis and top and bottom ends,a cleaning head at the bottom end of the handle,a plurality of bristles having opposite ends, with one end of the bristles affixed to the cleaning head and the opposite end of the bristles adapted for cleaning the surface,a lower collar surrounding the one end of the bristles a comb member having a plurality of tines, the comb member pivotally connected to the lower collar to allow the comb member to be pivoted from a first position, with the tines not engaging the bristles, to a second position, with the tines in contact with the bristles, andmeans to push the tines through the bristles from the one end of the bristles toward the opposite end of the bristles, once the comb member is pivoted to the second position.