(19)
(11) EP 4 454 533 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/44

(21) Application number: 24196252.1

(22) Date of filing: 11.06.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 13/10(2006.01)
A47L 13/52(2006.01)
 A46B 5/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A47L 13/52; A47L 13/10; A46B 2200/302; A46B 9/025; A46B 9/028
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 12.06.2020 US 202016900415

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
21178921.9 / 3922158

(71) Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KG
69469 Weinheim (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • METZEL, Doug
    Lombard, 60148 (US)
  • ANCHETA, Robert
    Aurora, 60503 (US)

(74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Postfach 330 920
80069 München
80069 München (DE)

   


(54) BEVELED BROOM AND STEP-ON DUSTPAN CLEANING SYSTEM


(57) A beveled broom and step-on dustpan cleaning system including a step-on dustpan having a step-on portion configured to allow a user to collect debris in a receptacle of the dustpan when a force is applied on the step-on portion. The dustpan includes a lip portion which is configured to seal against a floor surface upon a user stepping on the step-on portion to collect debris. A beveled broom having a broom head configured with a beveled or chamfered shape at a functional angle to provide an effective and efficient contact surface to a floor surface to collect debris during use.







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