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Title: Curling push-broom
Claims: Claims:
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. For use in a curling push-broom, a base plate having a bottom surface and a top surface; a fabric covering fixedly secured to the bottom surface and comprising: (a) a first area whose outside margin is generally coincident with a first end and with a part of each of two opposite sides of said bottom surface; (b) a second area whose outside margin is generally coincident with a second end opposite to said first end and with remaining parts of each of said two opposite sides of said bottom surface; (c) said first area being covered by a first fabric, said second area being covered by a second fabric whose coarseness is different from that of said first fabric; (d) means for securing said base plate to handle means with said bottom surface turned away from the handle means; whereby a broom utilizing the base plate can be selectively applied for polishing and/or buffing the ice. 2. A base plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first fabric is a nylon fabric. 3. A base plate as claimed in claim 2, wherein the nylon fabric is a deep-pile carpet type nylon fabric. 4. A base plate as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the second fabric is a non-woven point polypropylene fabric. 5. A base plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first area is a generally planar area coincident with a first plane; said second area being also generally planar and coincident with a second plane, said first and second planes being slightly inclined relative to each other and intersecting each other along a line extending from one of said two opposite sides of the plate to the other, said second plane being inclined forwardly and upwardly from said bottom surface. 6. A base plate as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first area is covered with a nylon fabric and said second area is covered with a non-woven, reversed needle point polypropylene fabric. 7. A base plate as claimed in claim 6, wherein said nylon fabric is a deep-pile carpet type nylon fabric whose surface turned away from the plate is spaced from the plate at a distance greater than the respective spacing of the surface of said polypropylene fabric from said plate. 8. A curling push-broom, comprising, in combination, a base plate having a bottom surface and a top surface; means securing said base plate to handle means with said bottom face turned away from the handle means; a fabric covering fixedly secured to the bottom surface and comprising: (a) a first area whose outside margin is generally coincident with a first end and with a part of each of two opposite sides of said bottom surface; (b) a second area whose outside margin is generally coincident with a second end opposite to said first end and with remaining parts of each of said two opposite sides of said bottom surface; (c) said first area being covered by a first fabric, said second area being covered by a second fabric whose coarseness is different from that of said first fabric; whereby the broom can be selectively applied for polishing and/or buffing the ice. 9. A broom as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first fabric is a nylon fabric. 10. A broom as claimed in claim 9, wherein the nylon fabric is a deep-pile carpet type nylon fabric. 11. A broom as claimed in claims 8, 9 or 10, wherein the second fabric is a non-woven point polypropylene fabric. 12. A curling push-broom of the type including an elongate block having a generally flat bottom surface to which active means for ice polishing and/or buffing is secured in a generally coplanar relationship, and a top surface comprising handle securing means for fixedly securing said block to one end of an elongate handle, wherein said active means comprises: a deep pile carpet-type nylon first fabric whose surface defines a generally planar, first active surface, and a non-woven polypropylene second fabric, whose surface defines a second, generally planar active surface vertically spaced from said first surface, said surfaces extending tranversely of the bottom surface from one side of the block to the other; said first active surface being normally generally horizontal, said second active surface being disposed at a slight inclination upwards and to one end of the block. 13. A broom as claimed in claim 12 wherein said generally flat, normally horizontal bottom defines a generally rectangular area having two mutually opposite, relatively short sides and two mutually opposite, relatively long ends, said rectangular area being formed by a first rectangular panel of a deep pile nylon fabric extending full width of said bottom and generally coincident with one of said ends of the rectangular area; said rectangular area being further formed by a second rectangular panel extending the full width of the bottom and coincident at its one side with the other of said ends of the rectangular area, the other side of said second rectangular panel being coincident with a generally linear joinder between the two panels, said joinder extending generally the entire length of the said rectangular area, the second panel being a non woven polypropylene fabric whose depth is less than that of the nylon fabric. 14. A broom as claimed in claim 13 wherein said second rectangular panel is coincident with a plane disposed at a slight inclination relative to a horizontal plane, said plane intersecting said normally horizontal bottom along a line generally coincident with said generally linear joinder and being inclined upwards and away from said joinder. 15. A broom as recited in claim 12 or 13 wherein the block is comprised of a base plate whose one surface defines said bottom, an intermediate plate and a top plate, at least some of said plates being made of a plastic material and being held together by fastener means, the plates being of a generally identical contour in plan, whereby, on application of the fastener means, the block is of the type of a laminate comprised of said plates. 16. A broom as recited in claim 14, wherein the block is comprised of a base plate whose one surface defines said bottom, an intermediate plate and a top plate, at least some of said plates being made of a plastic material and being held together by fastener means, the plates being of a generally identical contour in plan, whereby, on application of the fastener means, the block is of the type of a laminate comprised of said plates. Other info: Inventors: Thompson, Albert N. (539 Almey Ave., Winnipeg, Man., CA) Application Number: 06/231306 Filing Date: 1981-02-04 Publication_date: 1982-09-21 Assignee: Thompson, Albert N. Primary Class(es): 15/118 15/210.100, 15/DIG.006, 15/228 Other Classes: A46B9/02; A46B9/06; A46D1/00; A47L13/20; A63B67/14; A46B9/00; A63B67/14 US Patent Ref:
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Primary Examiner: Roberts, Edward L. Assistant Examiner: Attorney: Cushman, Darby & Cushman Claims:
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