CPC A46B 9/06 (2013.01) [A46B 9/02 (2013.01); A46B 13/008 (2013.01); A46B 2200/3066 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A block segment for a gutter broom, comprising:
an outer edge;
an inner edge opposite the outer edge;
bristles comprising first bristles having a first stiffness and second bristles having a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness; and
openings comprising the bristles and arranged in an outer row adjacent the outer edge and an inner row adjacent the inner edge, the outer row comprising at least two adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles and at least two adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles, the adjacent outer row openings having the first bristles being adjacent the adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles, and the inner row comprising at least two adjacent inner row openings having the first bristles, the adjacent inner row openings having the first bristles being adjacent the adjacent outer row openings having the second bristles,
wherein the bristles comprise a greater number of individual first bristles than individual second bristles.
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