Patent ID: 7836540

Claim:
A broom with a particle capture sheet, comprising: an elongated head having at least a long axis and a bottom major surface; an optional handle attached to the elongated head; a multiplicity of bristles attached to the bottom major surface of the elongated head and protruding downwardly therefrom; and, a particle capture sheet that is porous and that has first and second opposing major surfaces and an interior and a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the particle capture sheet is attached to the bottom major surface of the head and the capture sheet protrudes downwardly therefrom, wherein the particle capture sheet is oriented generally along the long axis of the elongated head, and wherein each opposing major surface of the particle capture sheet is positioned adjacent at least a portion of the multiplicity of bristles, and wherein the particle capture sheet serves to entrap at least some of the particles within the interior of the particle capture sheet such that the particles are not dislodged from the sheet by continued use of the broom.