Upright sweep set

摘要

An Upright Sweep Set is disclosed where an upright dustpan with a handle and retention claw arrangement serves to retain a broom or another cleaning device. The upright dustpan can be used without bending over, and folds up for storage or to retain debris that have been collected. The broom has a retention collar to allow the retention claw of the upright dustpan to grip the broom with the dustpan in either the open or the closed position. Both the upright dustpan and the broom have removable handles that are retained with a live hinge tab and receiver to allow the broom to also be used as a whisk broom and to allow the upright dustpan to be used either with or without a handle.

主权项

1. An upright sweep set comprising:
a broom comprising a cleaning head with a top side and a bottom side, the top side comprising a cleaning head coupling with a live hinge tab receiver and the bottom side comprising bristles; a broom handle comprising a retention collar, at least one grip, and a live hinge tab for removably coupling the broom handle to the cleaning head; and an upright dustpan comprising a handle having a retention claw for removably attaching to the retention collar of the broom, a handle coupling with a live hinge tab receiver for removably coupling the handle to a dustpan that has a live hinge tab, and a folding hinge between the handle and the dustpan where the folding hinge comprises a hinge pin and a folding hook catch for releasably engaging with a folding hook catch retainer attached to the dustpan.