Broom and method of cleaning with the same

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EP 0 858 749 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/20

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/34

(21)	Application number: 97304831.7

(22)	Date of filing: 02.07.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A46B 9/02, A46B 5/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

17.02.1997 JP 3211297

(71)	Applicant: Bloom Work Company, Incorporated
	Yokohama, Kanagawa (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Kamo, Kumiko Yokohama, Kanagawa (JP)

(74)	Representative: Higgins, Michael Roger
	A.R. Davies & Co. 27, Imperial Square Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ (GB)

(54)	Broom and method of cleaning with the same

(57) A broom (A) comprising a broomstick (1) and a broom body (2), wherein the broom body (2) having an orthogonally bent shape in a horizontal viewpoint comprises a retaining portion (3) to be attached to the flat tip portion (1a) of the broomstick (1), and a sweeping portion (5) to be implanted into the retaining portion (3), and the retaining portion (3) further comprises right and left linear implantation frames (6, 7) which receive the sweeping portion (5) through implantation and are connected orthogonally to each other, and right and left forked connection arms (11, 12) which are adapted to attach the right and left linear implantation frames (6, 7) to the flat tip portion (1a) of the broomstick (1).

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