Patented Feb. 26, 1924.
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FRANK J. RAUCHUT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
BROOM AND NO]? HOLDER.
Application ?led June 28, 1923. Serial No. 647,827.
with the edgesof the backboard and the
Be it known that I, FRANK J. RAUGHUT, triangular block 3, which is arranged cen
a citizen of the United States, residing at trally of the backboard and suitably se
Philadel hia, in the county of Philadel cured to the same, is of a thickness .less
phia an State of Pennsylvania, have in than the thickness of the end blocks in or
vented new and useful Improvements in der that the front board 4 may be arranged
Broom and Mop Holders, of which the fol against the central triangular block in sub
lowing is a speci?cation.
stantially ?ush relation with the front faces
To all whom it may concern:
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The invention relates to a broom and‘ of the end blocks and with its upper and 65
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lower edges in the planes of the upper and
_The object of the present invention is to lower edges of the backboard. The front
provide a simple, practical and e?icient board 4 is rectangular‘ and its lower edge.
room and mopoholdendesigned for house is coincident with the base of the triangular
hold use and adapted to be cheaply manu 'block, while its upper corners project from 70
mop holder.
factured and ca able of enabling the han the sides of the triangular block. The up
dles of mops an brooms and the like to be per edge of the front board is arranged
readily engaged with it and disengaged in the same‘ plane as the apex of the central
from it so that the mop or broom may be triangular block and the upper edge of the
easily and quickly placed in the rack when backboard. The side edges of the central
not in use and readily removed therefrom front board are arranged in spaced relation _
for use.
with the inner side faces of the end blocks
With these and other objects in view the to provide openings or spaces to permit
. invention consists in the construction and the handles 6 and 7 to be readily introduced
novel combination and arrangement of into and removed from the device. The to
parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated clamping rollers 5, which are horizontal,
1n the accompanying drawing and pointed are of a diameter greater than the distance
out in the claim hereto appended, it being between the base of the triangular block 3
understood that various changes in the and the lower ends of the end blocks 2, in
form, proportion and minor details of con order that the central front board will re 85
struction, within the scope of the claims, tain the loose clamping rollers in the space
may be resorted to without departing from between the central and end blocks.
the spirit or sacri?cingany of the advan
The handles 6 and 7 ?t against the inner
tages of the invention.
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vertical faces of the end blocks ‘and the
In the drawing, in which like characters clamping rollers, which engage the handles, 90
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of reference designate corresponding parts roll on the inclined sides of the triangular
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block and. are adapted to securely hold the
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a broom handles in the device. A slight upward
and mop holder constructed in accordance movement of either handle will release, the
in the several views :—
with the invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sec
manner of supporting a broom and a mo .
The holder is provided with suitable
hangers 8, which are shown in the form of
In the accompanying drawing, in whic
screw eyes for enabling the device to be
tiona view of the same, illustrating the
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same and enable the broom or mop to be 95
readily removed from the holder.‘ _
is illustrated the preferred embodiment of readily hung a ainst a wall, and the holder‘
the invention, the combined broom and mop is also provide at the front and ends with
holder comprises in its construction a ver central and side supporting hooks 9 and
tical backboard 1, vertical end blocks 2, a 10, but the supporting hooks and the
central trian or block 3 and a front board hangers may be of any desired construc
4. The back card is of oblong shape and tion, as may be readily understood. '
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It will be seen that the broom and mop
the end blocks 2, which are suitably secured
to the front face of the backboard project holder presents a neat and vattractive ap
forward theiefrom and form end abutments pearance and that it is particularly adapted
‘ for rollers 5 and for handles (land 7 of a for household use for serving as a rack for
broom and a mop or the like.
The end holding a broom and mop.
blocks have their upper and lower ends
and their outer side faces in ?ush relation
What is claimed is :—
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A combined‘ broom and amp holder, com-
_ grising a vertical backboard, vertical end front board being substantially coincident
locksjsecured to-thebackboard and project with the base of the triangular block and
ing forwardly therefrom and 'presenting projecting‘
from the inclined sides thereof,
inner vertical abutment faces, a central tri and horizontal clamping rollers con?ned by
5 angular block 'secure'dto .- the backboard and the. central front board in the spaced pas 20'.
being of a thickness less than “the distance sages between the triangular and end blocks
between the front and rear-faces of the and arranged to roll downwardly and con
’ blocks, a central fron’t rectangular shaped vergingly with relation to each other on the
_ board secured to the front face of the tri~ inclined‘ sides of. the trian ular block for
10 angular block in substantially ?ush rela clamping the handles of a room and mo 25
tion with ‘the front faces of the end blocks against the inner vertical faces of the en
and arranged. in spacedrelation to the said
end blocks to provide open-ended, spaced
passages between said vertical end blocks.
1a for the handles of a broom and mop, said
blocks.
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In testimony whereof I'have hereunto set
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FRANK J. RAUCHUT.