Patent ID: 8555459
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A46B,A47L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for collecting swept debris, comprising: a dustpan configured to receive and contain debris, the dustpan including: a handle coupled to the dustpan and configured to allow a user to place the base in contact with the surface to be cleaned; and a tooth assembly having a first end, a second end, a first surface, and a second surface, the tooth assembly secured to the wall by the second surface, the first surface including a plurality of protrusions extending from the first surface toward the front lip of the dustpan and spaced along the length of the tooth assembly between the first end and the second end, each of the protrusions having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface of the protrusion, the first and second surfaces of the protrusion oriented approximately perpendicular to the base of the dustpan and having spaces adjacent to each of the first and second surfaces of the protrusion, the plurality of protrusions configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept through the plurality of protrusions.