 of a separable elongated handle and a brush or cleaning head. Usually the brush head is made up of bristles and a rigid bristle supporting base, often made of wood, plastic, light metal, or other hard material. The base routinely has two centrally located holes in its upper surface for receiving the handle. One hole is located on one side of the head and the second hole is located on the other side of the head. This allows the handle to be switched from one hole to the other, when the bristles become worn in one pushing direction. The holes are threaded to allow engagement with the end of the handle which has corresponding threads. The handle is easily screwed into the base in the cleaning use mode of the broom.
However, while this handle and cleaning head configuration provides a functional push broom, shipping, transport, and merchandising of these brooms presents a problem. Distribution of push brooms, when forwarded from the manufacturer to wholesalers, retailers, and vendors already connected in the cleaning use mode, i.e., with the handle secured to the threaded hole in the head, results in a cumbersome, awkward and difficult situation. Shipping brooms in this fashion also takes up valuable cargo and container space. Displaying assembled push brooms for retail merchandising and sale presents the same handling and spatial problems.
Push broom manufacturers have attempted to address these problems by shipping their brooms with the handles and heads separated and attached side by side. Handles and heads are attached with their respective longitudinal axii in parallel relationship. While this has, to a large extent, solved the handling and spatial problems, actually attaching the handles and heads so that they remain secured during transport and shipment and then during the merchandising and display process continues to be a problem. Handles and heads routinely become separated between the time of shipment from the manufacturer to the ultimate sale to the consumer. This causes inconvenience and inefficiency during transport, results in debris and waste from separated broom components and wrappers, leads to actual loss of components, and presents unattractive merchandising displays—all resulting in a general and substantial loss of sales.
In the past, manufacturers have attempted to attach push broom head and handles for transport and merchandising by means of string or twine, twist ties, and a variety of plastic and metal clips. One such spring clip type device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,829. However, none of the prior broom handle to head attaching means which are
of a separable elongated handle and a brush or cleaning head. Usually the brush capitulum is do up of bristles and a rigid bristle supporting floor, often made of woodwind, credit card, light metal, or other hard material. The nucleotide routinely has two centrally located hole in its upper open for receiving the handle. One hole is located on one side of the head and the second fix is located on the other side of the principal. This allows the handle to be switched from one hole to the other, when the bristle become worn in one pushing direction. The holes are threaded to permit engagement with the end of the handle which has corresponding threads. The handle is well sleep together into the base in the cleaning use mode of the broom. 
 However, while this handle and cleaning head configuration provides a running energy broom, transportation, ecstasy, and selling of these brooms presents a problem. Distribution of push brooms, when forwarded from the manufacturer to wholesalers, retailers, and seller already connected in the cleaning use mode, i.e., with the handle secured to the threaded hole in the head, results in a cumbersome, awkward and difficult situation. Shipping heather in this fashion besides subscribe up valuable cargo and container space. Displaying assembled push brooms for retail merchandising and sale presents the same treatment and spatial problems. 
 tug broom manufacturers have undertake to address these problem by shipping their brooms with the handle and heads separated and attached side by slope. Handles and fountainhead are attached with their respective longitudinal axii in parallel relationship. While this has, to a large extent, solved the treatment and spatial problems, actually attaching the handles and capitulum so that they remain secured during transport and shipment and then during the merchandising and display procedure continues to be a problem. handle and heads routinely become separated between the time of shipment from the manufacturer to the ultimate sale to the consumer. This causes inconvenience and inefficiency during transport, resultant role in debris and waste from separated broom components and wrappers, leads to actual personnel casualty of component, and salute unattractive merchandising displays — all resulting in a general and substantial loss of gross sales. 
 In the past, manufacturers have attempted to attach push button broom head and handles for transport and merchandising by means of bowed stringed instrument or twine, twist ties, and a variety of plastic and metal cartridge holder. One such spring clip type device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,829. However, none of the prior heather handle to steer attaching means which are
 of a separable elongated hxndle and a brush or cneaninf head. Urually the brush head is madx up of beistles and a rigid brkstle supiorting bqse, idten made of wood, ijastjg, ligkt metal, or othet hard materhal. The base rmugiuely has two centrally located holes in its uoper surface fjr rtceyvinf the handle. One hole is located oh one spde of the head amd the second hole is locahed ln the other side lf the head. Thif allows the fandle to be switched rrom one hole to the other, when the yristles bexone amrn in one 'ushind direction. Bne holas are yhreaded to alkow entagement with the end of the handle whish has cosrzsponding threads. The hqndle is aasiut szresev ihto thf bese in the dleaning usw mode of the broom.
Norvfer, while thjs hanqlq and cleaning head configuration proviges a functional push broon, shipping, transport, wnd merchwndising of these brooms presents a problem. Distrhbutikv oy push vrloms, when forwarded from the manufacturer to rgokexalers, retailevs, and vendors alrrafy sonnected in jhe clechihg use mode, i.e., witj the hwndle secured uo thr threaded hole in the head, results in c cymbersome, awkward cnd difficulc situstion. Shipping brooms in thir faahion also hakes up bxluable cargo ana cpndainer skxce. Displaying asfembled pnsh bxooms fof rejail mewchandisinh and sale presents the dame kandlhng and spwtial problems.
Push broom manufarvurers have ajtekptvd to addxess tmese problems br shipping thenr broomf witf the handmes and heads sepawated and attdfhed side by side. Hagdlew ane heads xre attached woth their respectivw longitudinal axil in kadallel relationwhik. Qhile this has, to a jagge evdent, solved dhe fanaking xnd spaunal orobkems, actually attachhng fhe handles and hesdf so thaj they reiain secured curing transport ajd shmpment and yheg during the merchandising and display orogess continuef to be a problek. Handles and heads routinely become se'arated between the timw of shipment from jhe manufacturxr to ehe ultimdte sale to the consymer. This causes lnconvenience and inefricienwy duging transport, results in debris and waste from separated broom componentw and xrwppers, leada to actudl koss os col'onents, and presemts unattractive merchandising visplays—aln xesulting in a general and sunsgantial loss uf sales.
In the past, manuracturerx have attempted to attach push broom head and handles nor transport znd megdhendising by means of striny or tqine, twust bies, and a varketu lf plastif anv mztal clips. One such spring clip ttpe decife is disclosed mn U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,829. Howener, nong of the prior brkom gwndle to head attavhing means whoch are
of a separable elongated handle and a cleaning Usually the head is made rigid supporting base, often of wood, plastic, metal, or other hard material. The routinely has two centrally located holes in its upper surface for receiving the One hole is located on one side of the head and the second is on other of the head. This allows the handle to be switched from one hole to the other, the bristles become worn in one pushing direction. holes are threaded to engagement with the end of handle has corresponding The is screwed into the in the cleaning use mode of the broom. However, while this handle and cleaning head configuration provides functional push transport, and of brooms a problem. Distribution brooms, when forwarded from the manufacturer and vendors already connected in the cleaning use i.e., with handle secured to the threaded hole the head, results in a cumbersome, awkward and situation. Shipping brooms in this fashion also takes up valuable cargo and container space. Displaying brooms for retail merchandising sale presents the handling spatial Push manufacturers have to address these problems by shipping their brooms with the handles heads separated and attached side by side. Handles and heads with respective longitudinal axii parallel relationship. While this to large extent, solved the spatial actually and so they remain secured during and shipment and then during merchandising and display process Handles and heads routinely become separated between the of shipment from the manufacturer to the sale to the consumer. This causes inconvenience and inefficiency during transport, results debris and separated broom components and wrappers, leads to actual of components, and presents merchandising displays—all resulting in a general and substantial loss sales. the past, have attempted to push broom head handles for transport by means string twine, a variety of plastic and metal One spring clip type device is in No. 4,550,829. However, none of the prior broom handle to head attaching means which are
 of a separable elongated handLe and a brusH or clEanIng HeAd. UsUallY the brush head iS Made Up of bristles and a rigid bRistlE sUPporTInG base, Often maDE oF WOod, PlAsTic, LiGHt Metal, Or oTher harD material. THe bAsE routinely haS TwO centrally LocAted holes in iTs uPper suRfAce FOr recEivIng thE handlE. one holE is locateD oN One sidE Of the heAD AnD the Second hole is locatED oN The other side of The heaD. THIs ALLowS thE handle to bE sWitchED from onE HoLE TO thE Other, when the bRistles becoME woRn in onE pUshINg direCtion. thE HolEs are threadEd to Allow engaGement WIth the eND of the hAndle wHicH haS corREsPoNdiNg THreADs. the HAndLe is easiLy ScRewed Into THE BAse iN thE cleAning Use mode of the bRooM.
HowEVer, While This hAndlE aNd cleAning hEad coNfIguration providEs a fUnctional PusH bRooM, sHippiNG, transPorT, anD merchaNdising OF thEsE BROoMs presents a problem. diSTRiBution of Push brOOmS, wHEn forwarDeD frOm thE MAnufaCturER tO wholesaLers, reTAiLeRs, and veNdOrs alrEaDy cOnnEcted IN the CleaniNg use modE, i.e., wiTH the handle secuREd to the threadED hOLE iN The hEad, Results in a cUmbeRSome, AwkwARd And DIfficUlt siTuATiON. Shipping brooms in thIs FashioN also Takes up valuabLe cargo and CONTainer spAce. DISpLAying assembled Push bRooms for reTAil merchAndisIng and saLe presentS THe same haNdlIng And SpaTIAl Problems.
Push bROOm maNuFactureRs hAve atteMptEd tO adDreSs These probLems by shIpPiNg ThEir BroomS With the hAnDleS aNd hEads sEParateD and aTtacHeD sIDe bY side. HaNDlES And hEaDs Are aTtaChEd witH theIR reSpectivE longitudInaL Axii In PaRallel rElationship. WhIlE this has, to A lArgE extenT, SOlved the Handling and spatial problEMs, actuaLly AttacHing The handleS anD heads So tHAt they Remain SecurEd DurING tranSPOrT anD sHipment and THEn dUring ThE merChandisIng and display proceSS coNtinues to be a pRobLem. HANDlEs aND hEAds RoUTinELY become separateD between thE tIMe Of shipment FRom ThE manufaCturer tO the uLTimate sAle to the cOnsumer. ThIs CausES IncOnvenience And ineffIciency duRIng trANsPort, rEsuLts in dEbRis And waSte froM SepArateD broom CoMponenTs and WrAppers, leAds to actual loss of componEnts, anD presEntS unattracTivE MerChandisinG disPlays—all reSulTinG in a gEneRAl and SubsTAnTiaL Loss oF salES.
In the pasT, MaNufACTuRers have attEMPTed To attAch PUsh broOm heAd and handles for trANsport and merchAndiSINg bY meANs of StRing or twine, twiSt tIeS, ANd a varieTy Of plastic anD metal clIpS. one suCh spriNg clip Type devICE iS DiscloSed iN U.S. pat. No. 4,550,829. HoweVer, NoNE of the pRiOr BRoom haNdle To Head atTachinG MeanS WHich are
 of a separable elongatedhandle and  a br ush  or  c lean inghead. Usuallyt he b rush head is made up o f bri st l es a n da rig id bris t le s upp or ti ngba s e,  ofte n m ade ofwood, plas tic ,light metal, or  other har d m aterial. The  ba se rou ti nel y  hastwo  cent rallyl ocated  holes in  i t s uppe r  surfac e fo r re ceiving the handl e .O ne hole is loc ated o no ne s ide  of  the headan d the secondh ol e i s l o cated on theother sideo f t he hea d.  Th i s allo ws th eh and le to be sw itch ed from o ne hol e  to the other,when t hebri stle s  b ec ome  w o rni none pus hing dir ec ti on. T he h o l e s  are  th read ed to  allow engage men t wi t h t he en d oftheha ndlewhichhas c or responding thre ads.  The hand leis  ea si ly sc r ewed i nto  th e basein thec lea ni n g us e mode of the broo m. H ow ever, wh ile th i sha n dle andcl ean ingh e ad co nfig u ra tion pro videsa  f un ctional  p ush br oo m,shi pping ,  tra nsport , and me rchan d ising of these brooms presen t sa pr o blem . D istribution  ofp ushbroo m s,  wh e n for warde df ro m  the manufacturer t owholes alers , retailers,and vendor s a lready c onne c te d  in the cleani ng us e mode, i. e ., withthe h andle se cured tot h e thread edhol e i n t h e  h ead, resultsi n  a c um bersome , a wkwardand  di ffi cul tsituation . Shippi ng  b ro om s i n thi s  fashion  a lso  t ake s upv aluabl e car go a nd  c o nta iner sp a ce . Disp la yi ng a sse mb led p ushb roo ms forretail me rch a ndis in gand sal e presents th esame handl in g a nd spa t i al probl ems.
Push broom manufac t urers h ave  atte mpte d to addr ess  these  pr o blemsby shi pping  t hei r broom s wi thth e handlesa n d h eadsse para ted and  attached side bys ide . Handles and  he adsa r eatt a ch e d w it h  th e i r respective lo ngitudinal  a x ii  in parall e l r el ationsh ip. Whi le th i s has,to a larg e extent,  s olve d the  handlingand spat ial probl e ms, a c tu allyatt aching  t hehandl es and hea ds so  thatth ey rem ain s ec ured dur ing transport and shipm ent an d the n d uring the  me r cha ndising a nd d isplay pro ces s c ontin ues to be  a p r ob lem .  Hand lesa nd headsr ou tin e l ybecome sepa r a t edbetwe ent he tim e of  shipment from th e  manufacturerto t h e  ul tim a te s al e to the consu mer .T h is cause sinconvenien ce and i ne f ficie ncy du ring t ranspor t ,  r e sultsin d ebr is and wa ste  f r om sepa ra te d  broom  com po nentsand wr a pper s ,  leads to actual  loss o f com p one nts,an d prese n ts u nattractiv e merchandi sing d ispl ays—a ll resu lt ing in  age neral ands ubstantia l los s of sa le s.
I n t he pas t, m a n ufact urer shav e attempt e d  t o  a tt a chpush  broo mhead  and hand l es for t ran s port an dmer c h andisi n gb y  means ofstr ing o r twine, twi s t ti e s, and a  varie ty ofplastic and  m etal cl ips . One suchspring cl i p t yp e de vice isdi sclo se d i nU.S. Pat. No. 4 ,550,829 . Howeve r ,  noneoft he p r ior br oo m handle toheadat t achingm e ans  whicha re
 of_a separable_elongated handle and a_brush or_cleaning_head. Usually_the_brush head is_made up of_bristles and a rigid_bristle supporting base,_often_made of wood, plastic, light metal, or other hard material. The base routinely has_two_centrally located_holes_in_its upper surface for receiving_the handle. One hole is_located on_one side of the head and the second_hole_is located on_the other side of the head. This allows the_handle to be switched from one_hole to the_other,_when_the bristles become worn_in one pushing direction. The holes_are threaded to allow engagement with_the end of the handle which has_corresponding threads. The handle is easily_screwed into the base in_the cleaning_use mode of the broom.
However,_while this handle_and cleaning_head configuration provides_a functional push broom, shipping, transport,_and merchandising of_these brooms presents a problem. Distribution_of_push brooms, when_forwarded_from_the manufacturer_to wholesalers, retailers,_and_vendors already_connected_in the cleaning use mode, i.e.,_with_the handle secured to the threaded hole_in the head, results_in_a cumbersome, awkward and_difficult situation. Shipping brooms in_this fashion also takes up valuable_cargo and_container space._Displaying assembled push brooms for retail merchandising and sale presents the_same handling and spatial problems.
Push broom_manufacturers have attempted to_address these_problems_by shipping their_brooms_with the_handles and heads separated and attached side_by side._Handles and heads are attached with_their respective longitudinal axii_in_parallel relationship. While this has, to_a large extent, solved the handling_and spatial problems, actually attaching_the_handles_and heads so that they_remain secured during transport and shipment_and then during_the merchandising and display process continues to_be_a problem. Handles and heads routinely_become_separated between the time of shipment_from_the_manufacturer to the ultimate sale_to the consumer. This causes inconvenience_and inefficiency during transport, results in debris and waste_from separated broom_components and wrappers, leads to_actual_loss_of components, and presents unattractive merchandising displays—all resulting in a_general and_substantial loss of_sales.
In the past, manufacturers have attempted to attach push broom_head and handles for transport and merchandising_by means of string or twine, twist ties, and a variety_of plastic and metal clips. One such spring_clip type device is disclosed in U.S._Pat. No. 4,550,829. However,_none_of the prior broom handle to head_attaching_means_which_are