US1109413A - Broom-holder. - Google Patents

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I E. W. GORHAM. BROOM HOLDER. APPLICATION TILED MAY 10, 1912.

Patented" Sept. 1, 1914.

3140M A? 7 2 (2or/zam UNI ED STATES EDGAR w. GORHAM, or triv'nonvirrl'nynniaonn BROOM-HOLDER. f

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR W. GORHAM, citizen of the United States, residing at Lyndonville, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broomllolch ers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for suspending brooms, mops and like implements by the handles, and has for one of its objects to improve the construction and increase the efficiency and utility of devices of this charproved device applied and attached to, a'

wall; Fig. 2 is a detached-plan view of the improved device; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 ofFig. 2.

The improved device comprises a disk or plate 10 which may be of any required shape, but preferably circular and provided with an opening therethrough. At diametrically opposite sides of the opening 11, the metal constituting the body of the plate is permanently deflected in opposite directions to form rigid gripping members 12 13 offset with respect to the upper and lower faces of the plate, as sh own, the upset 12 being directed from one face of the plate and the upset 13 being directed from the opposite side of the plate. By this simple means the opening is enlarged at two opposite'sides so that when tilted a larger handle indicated at .l-l, may be inserted than could be inserted if the upset portions were not formed in the plate. Ry this-simple arrangement it will be obvious that when a relatively small handle is to be supported the plate will be located so that the portions of the plate between the upsets will engage against the handle and the plate tilted to cause the metal to engage the handle as indicated in Fig. 1. If a larger handle is to be supported the plate is Specification of Letters Piateiit.

tilted to a greater extent to enable the handle to be inserted and bear against the opposite portions of the plate. The 'plate is arranged to be supported from one edge onlyand an ordinary screw eye 15 will preferably be employed for this purpose. It will be noted that the screw eye is located opposite the upset portion 12 so that the two upset portions and the screw eye are substantially in alinement transversely of the plate. If a broom, mop or other implement having a relatively small handle is to be supported, the plate is turned laterally upon its screw eye support to enable the handle to be engaged against the portions of the plate between the upsets as above noted, and then when the weight of the implement comes upon the plate the latter will hang at an angle from its screw eye support, but will effectually hold the handle. By this simple arrangement a simple and convenient. device is produced which may be inexpensively "manufactured and is adapted to support handles of varying s zes, as above noted,

without structural change in the device.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed asne'w is:

,1. As a new article of manufacture, a

Patented-Sept. 1:, 191 1. Application filed May 10, 1912. Serial No. 696,440.

broom holder comprising a plate having a handle receiving aperture formed therein,

stops arranged on each side of the plate ad jacent the aperture, said stops being diametrically disposed and constituting permanent rigid gripping members offset with respect to the upperfand lower faces of the plate. A

2. As a new article of manufacture, a

broom holder comprising a plate having'a handle receiving aperture formed therein and entirely surrounded by the plate, the plate adjacent the aperture and at diametrically opposite points being pressed outwardly to form permanent rigid gripping members onset with respect to the upper and lower faces of the plate, p -3. As a new article of manufacture, a broom holder consisting of a rigid metallic plate having an approximately centrally; disposed orifice adapted to receive a broom handle, and integralty formed permanent rigid stops arranged at diametrically opposed portions of the orifice and produced by pressing the metal outwardly in opposite directions. IF-

l. As a new article of manufacture, a

bropm holder consisting of a rigid metalliw plate havlng an approximately centrally nrping members being adapted to engage the ranged orifice, and permanent rigid grip )lOOl'n handle throughout their length. It

in testimony whereof T afii'x my signature n presenne of two witnesses.

EDGAR W. GORHAM. Witnesses C. A. SQUIRES,

Jon N E. LINCOLN.

ping members formed integral with the plate and arranged at diametriea 1y opposed points in the orifice, the edges 6f said gripping members being nifset with respect to the oppesite faces of the plate, said grip-

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