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US 2004/0169384 A1Published application
Litter and refuse retrieval and collection device and methods
OwnerEdward Boutwellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for pickup and removal of refuse by a pair of articulating jaws and placement of that refuse into a flexible bag.
Claims17
A method for retrieving refuse, comprising:
- providing a pair of articulating jaws at one end of a stalk, a hook along the length of the stalk, and a bag having a least one handle;
- attaching the bag to the hook by the handle of the bag;
- articulating the jaws to an open position;
- picking up refuse by the jaws;
- closing the jaws after said picking up;
- moving the opening of the bag after said closing such that the distal portion of the jaws are inside the bag;
- and
- articulating the jaws to the open position after said moving so that the refuse is dropped into the bag.
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A method for retrieving refuse, comprising:
- providing a pair of articulating jaws at one end of a stalk, a hook along the length of the stalk, and a flexible bag having a least one handle;
- attaching the bag to the hook by the handle of the bag;
- placing the bag such that the jaws are inside the bag;
- articulating the jaws to an open position after said placing;
- picking up refuse and a portion of the bag into the jaws;
- closing the jaws after said picking up;
- turning the bag inside out after said closing;
- and
- articulating the jaws to the open position after said turning so that the refuse is dropped into the bag.
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An apparatus for picking up refuse from the ground, comprising:
- a stalk having two ends;
- a handle at one end of said stalk;
- a pair of articulating jaws at the other end of said stalk;
- and
- a hook mounted to said stalk at a location between said handle and said jaws.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.