Patent ID: 6389637
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An absorbent broom cover for use with a broom, the cover comprising:a) a sheet of material folded to form a double-over sheet, portions of the sheet being attachable so that a proximal edge of the sheet defines an opening, the double-over-sheet having an internal surface and an external surface; and b) a securing portion located adjacent the opening of the doubled-over sheet, the securing portion having an elastically resilient strip, the strip being attached to the external surface adjacent to the opening, the strip having a proximal edge which is attached to at least a portion of the proximal edge of the proximal opening, the strip being attached to the proximal edge of the sheet at circumferentially spaced apart end locations, the strip being attached to the external surface at vertically spaced apart positions at each of the end locations so that the securing portion defines a pocket on the external surface, the strip having a pair of end locations which are attached to the sheet by an attachment, the attachment being generally vertically spaced adjacent the proximal edge of the proximal opening, the attachment having an upper portion, a lower portion, and the strip having a distal edge which is attached to at least a portion of the proximal edge of the proximal opening, at least a portion of the distal edge being unattached.