Double-Sided Push Broom

Abstract

A double-sided push broom with a broom handle and a broom head with first and second clearing faces having different orientations relative to the broom handle whereby first and second clearing faces can be used selectively in a single tool. A broom head block can have a triangular cross section with the first and second clearing faces disposed in a V-shape formed by first and second legs of the triangular cross section, and a handle-engaging face formed by the third leg of the triangular cross section. The faces can be separated by an angle a less than 180 degrees, and the handle can bisect the angle α to establish a pivot angle β between each clearing face and a support surface. The clearing faces can have brush surfaces with bristles of different brush characteristics, such as one for clearing rough surfaces and one for clearing smooth surfaces.

I claim as deserving the protection of Letters Patent: 
     
         1 . A double-sided push broom for clearing a surface, the double-sided push broom comprising:
 an elongate broom handle with a proximal end and a distal end;   a broom head retained by the distal end of the elongate broom handle;   wherein the broom head has at least a first clearing face and a second clearing face wherein the first clearing face has a first orientation relative to the broom handle and the second clearing face has a second orientation relative to the broom handle different than the first orientation whereby the double-sided push broom can be selectively disposed with the first clearing face in a use orientation for clearing the surface or with the second clearing face in a use orientation for clearing the surface.   
     
     
         2 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 1  wherein the broom head has a broom head block. 
     
     
         3 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 2  wherein the first and second clearing faces are disposed in a general V-shape with the first clearing face comprising a first leg of the V-shape and a second clearing face comprising a second leg of the V-shape. 
     
     
         4 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 3  wherein the broom head block has a triangular cross section with a first leg of the triangular cross section that establishes the first surface clearing face and a second leg of the triangle that establishes the second surface clearing face. 
     
     
         5 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 3  wherein the triangular cross section has a third leg that establishes a handle-engaging face that engages the broom handle. 
     
     
         6 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 3  wherein the first and second clearing faces are separated by an angle α. 
     
     
         7 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 6  wherein the angle a is less than 180 degrees whereby a pivot angle β is established between each of the first and second clearing faces and a support surface when the broom handle is disposed perpendicularly to the support surface and whereby an adjustment of the double-sided push broom in a first lateral direction by the pivot angle β will cause the first surface clearing face to be generally parallel to the support surface and an adjustment of the double-sided push broom in a second lateral direction opposite the first lateral direction by the pivot angle β will cause the second clearing surface to be generally parallel to the support surface. 
     
     
         8 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 6  wherein the angle α is approximately 90 degrees. 
     
     
         9 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 6  wherein a longitudinal of the broom handle generally bisects the angle a whereby the first and second clearing faces are generally symmetrically disposed with respect to the longitudinal of the broom handle. 
     
     
         10 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 1  wherein each of the first and second clearing faces has a brush surface. 
     
     
         11 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 10  wherein the brush surfaces of the first and second clearing faces comprise bristles. 
     
     
         12 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 11  wherein the bristles of the first and second clearing faces have different brush characteristics. 
     
     
         13 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 12  the first clearing surface is calibrated for clearing rough surfaces and heavy debris and the second clearing surface is calibrated for clearing smooth surfaces. 
     
     
         14 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 13  wherein the bristles of the first clearing surface are thicker and stiffer than the bristles of the second clearing surface. 
     
     
         15 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 1  wherein the broom head is retained by the distal end of the handle by a threaded engagement between the distal end of the broom handle and the broom head. 
     
     
         16 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 1  further comprising a grip surface disposed over at least a portion of the broom handle. 
     
     
         17 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 16  wherein the grip surface comprises a sleeve of high friction material. 
     
     
         18 . The double-sided push broom of  claim 17  wherein the sleeve of high friction material comprise a sleeve of polymeric foam.