Patent ID: 8677548

Claim:
A curling broom head attachable to a curling broom shaft, comprising: a base; an outer fabric layer through which heat passes secured to said base, wherein an outer surface of said outer fabric layer contacts an ice surface during sweeping motion by a sweeper sweeping an ice surface with the curling broom head; and a reflective constituent including a support substrate and a metalized layer on a surface of said support substrate, said metalized layer forming a reflective surface selected to reflect heat, and said reflective constituent being incorporated into said curling broom head with said reflective surface located in direct contact with an inner surface of said outer fabric to receive all heat passing through said outer fabric such that when said curling broom head is swept across the ice surface, heat generated by said sweeper sweeping the ice surface is reflected by the reflective surface of the metalized layer back through said outer fabric towards the ice surface for further heating of the ice surface.