(19)
(11) EP 0 809 964 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.12.1997 Bulletin 1997/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.12.1997 Bulletin 1997/49

(21) Application number: 97303531.4

(22) Date of filing: 23.05.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: A47L 13/12, A46B 17/08, A46B 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR IT NL

(30) Priority: 27.05.1996 ZA 9604237

(71) Applicant: Sweepa Instruments (Proprietary) Limited
Pretoria, Gauteng (ZA)

(72) Inventor:
  • Van Niekerk, Gerhard Albertus
    Baileys Muckleneuk, Pretoria, Gauteng (ZA)

(74) Representative: Bubb, Antony John Allen et al
GEE & CO. Chancery House Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1QU
London WC2A 1QU (GB)

   


(54) Sweeping device


(57) A sweeping device according to the invention is preferably made from an elastomeric material and comprises an elongated head having operatively upper and lower surfaces. Integral bristles project from the lower surface as well as an elongated blade which extends along substantially the whole of the length of the head with bristles located on each side thereof.






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