Broom rest and/or broom holder

Abstract

A broom holder, which includes a base portion and a receiving portion having a groove therein, which receives a handle of a broom and/or the like within the groove. The base portion includes a base plate having a generally flat and/or planar surface, which provides a surface upon which the broom holder rests against a vertical surface and/or wall, and wherein the base plate has a curvature thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A holder comprising:
 a base portion, the base portion includes a base plate having a generally planar surface, which provides a surface upon which the base portion rests against a vertical surface; and   a receiving portion configured to be attachable to a handle.   
     
     
         2 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion has a cylindrical groove therein. 
     
     
         3 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the base plate has a curvature thereto. 
     
     
         4 . The holder of  claim 3 , comprising:
 a support plate, which extends from the receiving portion to the base portion.   
     
     
         5 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion has a generally cylindrical curvature thereto. 
     
     
         6 . The holder of  claim 2 , wherein the cylindrical groove is configured to receive a cylindrical handle. 
     
     
         7 . The holder of  claim 1 , further comprising an angular section, which extends from a lower portion of the receiving portion and the base portion. 
     
     
         8 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the angular section has a greater height on one end than on an opposite end. 
     
     
         9 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the broom holder is fixed and/or attached to the handle of the broom and/or the like. 
     
     
         10 . A broom holder comprising:
 a base portion; and   a cylindrical loop portion having a groove therein, which receives a cylindrical handle of a broom and/or the like within the groove.   
     
     
         11 . The broom holder of  claim 10 , wherein the base portion includes a base plate having a generally flat and/or planar surface, which is on an opposite surface of the loop portion, and which provides a surface upon which the broom holder rests against a vertical surface and/or wall. 
     
     
         12 . The broom holder of  claim 10 , wherein the cylindrical loop portion has a generally cylindrical curvature thereto. 
     
     
         13 . The broom holder of  claim 10 , comprising:
 an angular section, which extends from a lower portion of the cylindrical loop portion and the base portion; and   
     
     
         14 . The broom holder of  claim 10 , wherein the cylindrical loop portion has a pair of ends. 
     
     
         15 . The broom holder of  claim 14 , wherein the cylindrical loop portion has a greater thickness on a lower portion thereof as compared to each end of the pair of ends of the cylindrical loop portion. 
     
     
         16 . The broom holder of  claim 14 , wherein the pair of ends overlap one another. 
     
     
         17 . The broom holder of  claim 10 , wherein the angular section has a greater height on one end than on an opposite end. 
     
     
         18 . A method of preventing a cylindrical handle from sliding and/or slipping off a wall and/or a vertical surface comprising:
 placing a broom rest on an upper portion of the cylindrical handle, the broom rest comprising:
 a base portion; and 
 a cylindrical receiving portion having a groove therein, which receives a cylindrical handle of a broom and/or the like within the groove; and 
 resting the base portion against the wall and/or the vertical surface.