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  Implements with handles and working ends and method of use thereofRelated Patent Categories: Brushing, Scrubbing, And General Cleaning, Implements, Combined, Brush And Wiper, Mop And Wringer, Sponge MopImplements with handles and working ends and method of use thereof description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060230562, Implements with handles and working ends and method of use thereof. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of prior application Ser. No. 10/804,541, filed Mar. 19, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to implements comprising handles and working ends, such as brooms or mops, and more particularly to methods of use for such implements. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] Implements comprising handles and working ends are disclosed. [0004] In one embodiment, an implement of the presently claimed invention comprises a handle including a first end and a second end, wherein a length extending between the first and second ends is within a range of about 15.0 inches to about 47.0 inches, and working end including a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the first end of the handle is attached to the top portion of the working end and a handle-attachment member adapted to extend the handle length, wherein the handle-attachment member includes a handle-attachment member length within a range of 12 inches to 20 inches. [0005] In a second embodiment, the presently claimed invention is directed to a product line comprising a plurality of implements, in which each of the plurality of implements has a working end and a corresponding handle, wherein a relationship exists between two or more implements each having different working ends, such that as a length of the working end increases, the length of the corresponding handle decreases. [0006] In a third embodiment, a method of the presently claimed invention comprises the steps of providing a plurality of implements, each comprising a handle and a working end, the handle including a first end and a second end and the working end including a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the first end of the handle is attached to the top portion of the working end, wherein each of the implements includes substantially the same overall length, measured from the second end of the handle to the bottom portion of the working end, corresponding to a first length, and wherein the first length of the implements is extendable to a second length, providing a shipping container including a dimension adapted to receive the first length of the plurality of the implements, placing the plurality of implements in the shipping container, and sending the shipping container to a destination. [0007] In a fourth embodiment, a method of the presently claimed invention comprises the steps of providing a plurality of implements, each comprising a handle and a working end, the handle including a first end and a second end and the working end including a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the first end of the handle is attached to the top portion of the working end, wherein each of the implements includes substantially the same length, measured from the second end of the handle to the bottom portion of the working end, corresponding to a first length within the range of about 20 inches to about 48 inches, and wherein the first length of the implements is extendable to a second length, providing a shipping container including a dimension adapted to accommodate the first length of the plurality of implements, placing the plurality of implements in the shipping container, wherein each of the plurality of implements are sized to the first length; and sending the shipping container to a destination. [0008] In a fifth embodiment, a method of the presently claimed invention comprises the steps of providing a plurality of implements, each comprising a handle and a working end, the handle including a first end and a second end and the working end including a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein two or more of the plurality of implements comprise different working ends and the first end of the handle is attached to a top portion of the working end and wherein each of the implements includes substantially the same length, corresponding to a first length, measured from the first end of the handle to the bottom portion of the working end, and displaying the plurality of implements in a row, wherein at least one of the second ends is substantially aligned with at least one of the bottom portions or another one of the second ends. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] Certain embodiments of the presently claimed invention are illustrated by the accompanying figures. It should be understood that the figures are not necessarily to scale and that details that are not necessary for an understanding of the invention or that render other details difficult to perceive may be omitted. It should be understood, of course, that the invention is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein. [0010] FIG. 1 is an elevated front view of two embodiments of the implements of the present invention; [0011] FIG. 2A is an elevated front of one embodiment of the handle-attachment member and implement of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 2B is an exploded cross-sectional view of the handle-attachment member and implement of FIG. 2A taken along line A-A of FIG. 2A; [0013] FIG. 3 is an elevated front view of one embodiment of the implement of the present invention with handle-attachment member attached to a surface thereof; [0014] FIG. 4 is an elevated front view of one embodiment of the product line of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 5 is an elevated front view of one embodiment of the shipping container of the present invention; [0016] FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a pallete housing multiple shipping containers; [0017] FIG. 6B is a perspective view of one embodiment of a pallete of the present invention housing multiple shipping containers; and [0018] FIG. 7 is an elevated front view of the cleaning implements of the present invention on display in a retail environment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0019] The present invention related to implements comprising handles and working ends. The implements may, for example, be cleaning implements, such as mops, brooms, dusters, long-handled garden implements, such as rakes or garden hoes, or any other such implements. The term "working end," as used herein, means a portion of an implement attached to an end of a handle and capable of performing a function, such as the bristle portion on a broom or the sponge portion of a mop. The implements may be manufactured by methods known to those of skill in the art. Continue reading about Implements with handles and working ends and method of use thereof... 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