Global Patent Index - EP 1060689 A1

EP 1060689 A1 20001220 - Manually operated device for cleaning brooms and the like

Title (en)

Manually operated device for cleaning brooms and the like

Title (de)

Handbetriebene Reinigungsvorrichtung für Besen und dergleichen

Title (fr)

Dispositif de nettoyage de balais et similaires à commande manuelle

Publication

EP 1060689 A1 20001220 (EN)

Application

EP 99830434 A 19990706

Priority

IT NA990027 U 19990614

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to a manually operated device for cleaning brooms or the like, comprising at least one surface (2) on which small sharp-edge particles are arranged which do not experience electrostatical effects, said surface being rubbed up and down on the bristles of the brooms to remove waste, threads and/or hair that are entangled and/or stick thereto because of the statical electricity generated by friction between the bristles and/or the surface to be cleaned. Said rough surface is an area coated with glass paper or emery cloth (2), whose small, hard, close grains act on the bristles of the brooms as a comb with very close teeth that get not entangled in any knotted or curled bristle because of the small size of its teeth. Down, threads, even long hair, and dirt particles removed from the broom does not stick to the rough surface (2) as the abrasive grains of the latter have a small height so that they cannot trap said down. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A46B 17/06; B24D 15/02

IPC 8 full level

A46B 17/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A46B 17/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1060689 A1 20001220; IT 247989 Y1 20021209; IT NA990027 U1 20001214

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99830434 A 19990706; IT NA990027 U 19990614