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Is a broom patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a broom have been patented many times, but "a broom" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 707 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “broom” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 290 best keyword matches we examined, 64 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: VANDERLINDEN ROGER P (8), TENNANT CO (6), LIBMAN CO (5), SCHWARZE IND INC (5).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A46B (197), A47L (97), E01H (63), B25G (49).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a broom
- Broom with a fine dust sweeping element US-12685425-B2 2026 · TYROLER LTD
The present disclosure provides a broom, specifically a broom head that is made of a single mold and therefore is a single-piece molded article. The broom includes a base member having two opposite faces, a bottom face and a top f…
View on Google Patents - Vacuum broom with replaceable bristles system and method US-2021137333-A1 2021 · JONES TERRY G
A system includes a housing, a handle connected to the housing, a vacuum connected to the housing, and replaceable bristles selectively connected to the housing. In non-exclusive examples, the system includes a carrier fixed with …
View on Google Patents - Curling broom head and removable handle attachment US-10201737-B2 2019 · NERNBERGER KROY EVERETT
The curling broom handle is an elongated member that is attached to the broom head on one end. A removable device(s) is attached or secured to the broom handle at a desired height and provide an easier profile to grip and/or extra…
View on Google Patents - Scrape and sweep broom handle attachment US-10349735-B2 2019 · DVORCHAK KEITH EDWARD
The Scrape and Sweep Broom Handle Attachment is a scraping tool with special features that allow it to be quickly attached to the ends of broom and mop handles, so it doubles the effectiveness of brooms and mops as cleaning tools.…
View on Google Patents - Push broom head and push broom including same US-9913529-B2 2018 · TOMM ERWIN
A push broom head includes a body including an upper face, a lower face, a front face, a rear face, and left and right end faces. A plurality of sweeper bristles project outwardly from the lower face. A handle mounting block porti…
View on Google Patents - Broom head with bristle structure US-9615652-B2 2017 · WEIS NORBERT
In respect of the problem of specifying a broom head which can readily sweep up differently sized particles and mixtures of the same, a broom head comprising a basic body ( 100 ), from which clusters ( 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 ) o…
View on Google Patents - Tool and method for removing sweeper bristles from a railway track broom US-9364928-B2 2016 · BISSETTE PHILIP D
Embodiments of a tool and method for removing sweeper bristles from a railway track broom are disclosed. An exemplary tool may include a tube member for insertion into a sweeper bristle gripped onto a nipple element, wherein two o…
View on Google Patents - Broom having arcuate head US-9364074-B2 2016 · KRASOVIC JOHN
An arcuate head broom apparatus for sweeping debris across a surface while collecting debris being moved in a trapping area. The arcuate head broom apparatus comprises a broomstick, defined as a conventional elongated broom handle…
View on Google Patents - Broom with hooked bristles section US-9386842-B2 2016 · DOHERTY DAVID SCOTT
A broom with hooked bristles section that may include a broom handle and a broom head having an upper section, a lower section, a first side and a second side. The broom handle may attach to the upper section of the broom head. A …
View on Google Patents - Pick-up head having housed gutter brooms for a mobile sweeping vehicle US-8082625-B2 2011 · VANDERLINDEN ROGER P
A pick-up head for a mobile sweeping vehicle comprises a housing defining a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening for suctioning dust and small debris. A suctioning front opening is disposed in the front of…
View on Google Patents - Brush and broom bristle US-2008066244-A1 2008 · NOBLE EDWARD J
A broom having a head part to which a first and a second plurality of bristles are coupled. The second plurality of bristles preferably comprising a hooking member positioned at an end of the bristle opposite the head part, wherei…
View on Google Patents - Broom, in particular for sweeping streets, comprising a scraper WO-2005079628-A1 2005 · TOGGENBURGER JAKOB
The invention relates to a broom (1), in particular for sweeping streets, comprising a broom handle (2) and a broom head (4), which is detachably connected to the broom handle (2) by means of a fixing device (7) and comprises a sc…
View on Google Patents - Broom with a handle opening in the head thereof US-6598257-B2 2003 · KAMINSTEIN IMP S INC
A broom with a broom head has flared out bristles projecting therefrom so as to form a leading edge for reaching into confined spaces. The broom head has an opening therethrough to define an integral handle to better control the l…
View on Google Patents - Dustpan with locking handle and associated broom US-6643891-B1 2003 · WKI HOLDING CO INC
A dustpan includes an open-front receptacle, at least one elongated rail on the receptacle, an elongated handle having a coupling portion, and a coupling mechanism slidably coupled to the at least one rail and pivotally coupled to…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a broom been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.