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Granted Patent B2
US 8,973,200 · App. 13/826,508 · Granted Mar 10, 2015

Ergonomic sweeping device

Inventor: Mark Mallett (Antioch, CA)
A46B5/00A46B5/0095A46B5/0058A46B5/02B25G1/04A46B5/0033A46B2200/302
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Patent No.
US 8,973,200
App. No.
13/826,508
Granted
Mar 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ergonomic sweeping device that can be used with one hand while providing a user with proper biomechanical alignment and support, which can reduce muscular strain, fatigue, and the potential for injury.

Claims (28)

1. An ergonomic sweeping device, comprising:

an elongated member having a distal end and a proximal end and wherein an angled offset region delineates a proximal portion and a distal portion;

a bristle assembly removably connected to the distal end of said elongated member;

a handle with a grip portion, removably attached to the proximal portion of the elongated member and oriented such that said grip portion is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bristle assembly and such that the transverse midpoint of the grip portion is substantially aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the distal portion of the elongated member; and

a forearm support, removably attached to the proximal portion of the elongated member and located superior to said handle and oriented in substantially linear alignment with said handle along an axis substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis of said proximal portion of the elongated member;

wherein said bristle assembly is removably connected via a pivoting connector having a range of rotational motion up to 90-degrees in each direction with respect to the distal end of said elongated member.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said handle further comprises a padded grip member.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein said forearm support further comprises a padded member.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein said elongated member is adjustable and further comprises an adjustment mechanism in the distal portion of said elongated member.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said elongated member is adjustable and further comprises an adjustment mechanism in the proximal portion of said elongated member, located between said handle and said forearm support.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein said adjustment mechanism is a spring-loaded locking button device.

7. The device of claim 4 , wherein said adjustment mechanism is a spring-loaded locking button device.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein said forearm support is a substantially closed-loop configuration.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein said forearm support is an open-loop configuration.

10. An ergonomic sweeping device, comprising:

an elongated member having a distal end and a proximal end and wherein an angled offset region delineates a proximal portion and a distal portion;

a bristle assembly removably connected to the distal end of said elongated member;

a handle with a grip portion, removably attached to the proximal portion of the elongated member and oriented such that said grip portion is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bristle assembly and such that the transverse midpoint of the grip portion is substantially aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the distal portion of the elongated member;

a forearm support, removably attached to the proximal portion of the elongated member and located superior to said handle and oriented in substantially linear alignment with said handle along an axis substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis of said proximal portion of the elongated member; and

wherein said bristle assembly is removably connected via a pivoting connector having a range of rotational motion up to 90-degrees in each direction with respect to the distal end of said elongated member;

wherein said elongated member is adjustable and further comprises an adjustment mechanism in the proximal portion of said elongated member, located between said handle and said forearm support.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said handle further comprise a padded grip member.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein said forearm support further comprises a padded member.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein said elongated member is adjustable and further comprises an adjustment mechanism in the distal portion of said elongated member.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein said adjustment mechanism is a spring-loaded locking button device.

15. The device of claim 10 , wherein said forearm support is a substantially closed-loop configuration.

16. The device of claim 10 , wherein said forearm support is an open-loop configuration.

17. The device of claim 10 , wherein said adjustment mechanism is a spring-loaded locking button device.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61622540 · Apr 11, 2012
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