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 . A product line comprising:
a plurality of implements, in which each of the plurality of implements has a working end and a corresponding handle, wherein a relationship exists between two or more implements each having different working ends, such that as a length of the working end increases, the length of the corresponding handle decreases.
2 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein each of the implements include substantially the save overall length, calculated by adding the length of the working end and the length of the corresponding handle.
3 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein each of the implements in the product line includes an overall length within a range of about 20.0 inches to about 50.0 inches, calculated by adding the length of the working end and the length of the corresponding handle.
4 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein the different working ends are selected from the group consisting of sponges, bristles and dusters.
5 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein the implements are selected from the group consisting of mops, brooms, and dusters.
6 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein the implements are selected from the group consisting of long-handled garden implements and rakes.
7 . The product line of claim 9 , further comprising at least one handle-attachment member releasably securable to a least one of the corresponding handles.
8 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein the length of the corresponding handles is between about 15 inches and 45 inches.
9 . The product line of claim 9 , wherein the length of the working end is less than about 15 inches.