Patent Application
20190143187
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of curling brooms and more specifically relates to a portable curling-broom.
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. The sport is similar to shuffleboard. Curling requires the use of a curling broom. The curling broom, or brush, is used to sweep the ice surface in the path of the stone, and is also often used as a balancing aid during delivery of the stone. The curling broom is long and often hard to transport to and from curling games. Therefore, a suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,541,674 to Wever, Olga C. relates to a golf stick. The described golf stick includes a golf stick which may be folded when not in use to permit the same to be carried in a traveling bag or to be concealed within a golf bag. An object is to provide a golf stick in two sections, which sections are hingedly connected in a manner to withstand the strain when the stick is in use during the playing of the game of golf. A further object resides in the provision of a foldable golf stick which is simple in construction, cheap of manufacture and easy to fold or assemble.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known curling broom art, the present disclosure provides a novel portable curling-broom. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a curling broom able to fold for purposes of transporting the curling broom conveniently.
A portable curling-broom is disclosed herein. The portable curling-broom includes a handle having a first-end, a second-end, and an inner-volume. A curling-broom head may be attached to the first-end. The handle may comprise a first-section and a second-section removably coupled at a middle of the first-end and the second-end, and configured to enable a connected-state and a disconnected-state. The inner-volume may include a rope to retain the first-section with the second-section when in the disconnected-state.
A method of using the portable curling-broom is also disclosed herein. The method of using the portable curling-broom may comprise the steps of: providing a portable curling-broom having a handle and an inner-volume including a rope; the handle comprising a first-section and a second-section removably coupled, and configured to enable a connected-state and a disconnected-state, pulling the second-section from the first-section to initiate the disconnected-state, and folding the first-section and the second-section.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a portable curling-broom, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a curling broom and more particularly to a portable curling-broom as used to improve transportability of the ‘portable’ curling-broom.
Generally, the portable curling-broom may fold down to half of its full size for improving transportation of curling brooms. The curling-broom may be maintained together as one product. The portable curling-broom may make travel more convenient because it can always be carried with a user. The present disclosure reduces in size to be easier to carry and store. Further, the portable curling-broom includes materials for making it tough and durable.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The portable curling-broom 100 may further include a hand-grip 142 at the second-end 114 of the handle 110. The hand-grip 142 may include a plurality of ridges 144 for an improved grasp of the user 40. The hand-grip 142 may be gripped by the user 40 during the ‘in-use’ condition 150. The second-end 114 may further include a carrying-strap 146 near the hand-grip 142.
The present disclosure may be advantageous in transporting the portable curling-broom 100. The handle 110 may be approximately 5 feet long when in the connected-state 126. However, the handle 110 may be approximately 2.5 feet long when in the disconnected-state 128 enabling the portable curling-broom 100 to be conveniently stored in a bag, suitcase, etc. Further, the handle 110 may include instructional-indicia (not shown) for instructing the user 40 on how to properly use the portable curling-broom 100 for transportation. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as user preferences, design preference, structural requirements, marketing preferences, cost, available materials, technological advances, etc., other arrangements such as, for example, length of the handle 110, telescopic means, etc., may be sufficient
According to one embodiment, the portable curling-broom 100 may be arranged as a kit. The kit may include portable curling-broom 100. The instructions may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the portable curling-broom 100 (such that the portable curling-broom 100 can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner). A carrying case may also be included.
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It should be noted that steps 504 and 505 are optional steps and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 are illustrated using dotted lines in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
