Patent ID: 7765633

Claim:
A broom ( 10 ) comprising a stick ( 20 ), a shaped batten ( 11 ) having a top side ( 11 ′) and a bottom side ( 11 ″), bristles ( 12 ) adapted for sweeping surfaces extend from the bottom side ( 11 ″) of said batten ( 11 ), said stick ( 20 ) being insertable on the top side ( 11 ′) of said batten ( 11 ), and a casing ( 30 ) formed in the shape of a shell, shaped so that in a first lowered position the casing covers said bristles ( 12 ) by at least a portion of the length thereof, and in a second raised position of the casing, use of the broom for sweeping is allowed, wherein said stick ( 20 ) has a tubular shape and is inserted on the batten ( 11 ) by the interposition of a sleeve ( 21 ) having a first end ( 22 ) adapted to have a portion inserted into the stick ( 20 ) up to an annular abutment ( 23 ), extending circumferentially from the sleeve ( 21 ), acting as a stop, and a second end ( 24 ) of the sleeve ( 21 ) opposite to said first end ( 22 ) is threaded so as to be threadably received in threaded seat ( 13 ) provided in a collar ( 14 ) protruding centrally from the top side ( 11 ′) of batten ( 11 ).