Implements With Handles and Working Ends and Method of Use Thereof
The invention includes implements comprising handles and working ends and product lines thereof. The implements are typically cleaning implements, such as mops and brooms, but may be garden implements such as hoes and rakes. The invention also includes various methods for using such implements. In one aspect, the methods relate to shipping the implements, each of which includes the same overall length. In another aspect, the methods relate to displaying the implements, most often in a retail environment for presentation to consumers.
1 . An implement comprising:
a handle including a first end and a second end, wherein a length extending between the first and second ends is within a range of about 15.0 inches to about 47.0 inches, and a working end including a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the first end of the handle is attached to the top portion of the working end; and
a handle-attachment member adapted to extend the handle length, wherein the handle-attachment member includes a handle-attachment member length within a range of 12 inches to 20 inches.
2 . The implement of claim 1 , wherein when the handle length is within the range of about 31.0 inches and about 47.0 inches, the handle-attachment member is within the range of about 12.0 inches and 15.0 inches.
3 . The implement of claim 1 , wherein when the handle length is within the range between about 10.0 inches and 30.0 inches, the handle-attachment member length is within the range of about 16.0 inches and about 20.0 inches.
4 . The implement of claim 1 , wherein the implement is selected from the group consisting of mops, brooms and dusters, long-handled garden implements and rakes.
5 . The implement of claim 1 , wherein the handle is releasably securable to the cleaning member.
6 . The implement of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the handle includes an externally thread section.
7 . The implement of claim 6 , wherein the handle-attachment member comprises an internally threaded section for mating with the externally threaded section disposed on the first end of the handle.
8 . The implement of claim 1 , wherein the handle-attachment member is a grip that comprises one or more flutes.