Waste collection device
OwnerWilliam Cannon Farmerinventor
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for a hand held device for collecting waste material deposits. In one exemplary embodiment the device comprises a frame with a grip portion, and a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit. The exemplary device may further comprise a pivoting scoop adapted to swing between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the frame, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is generally juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.
Claims20
A waste collection device comprising:
- a frame with a grip portion;
- a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit;
- and
- a pivoting scoop adapted to swing between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the frame, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is generally juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.
A hand-held device for picking up and temporarily holding a waste material deposit, comprising:
- a handle having a grip portion at one end;
- a movable scoop with a scooping surface adapted to slide underneath a waste material deposit;
- a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit from the movable scoop;
- an actuating mechanism adapted to move the scoop between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the handle, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.
A method for using a hand-held waste collection apparatus to collect waste material deposits, comprising:
- holding the waste collection apparatus in a loading position, with a scoop portion of the apparatus facing a waste material deposit;
- scooping the waste material into the scoop portion;
- moving the scoop portion toward a waste receptacle portion of the apparatus;
- and
- abruptly stopping the motion of the scoop portion proximate the waste receptacle portion such that the waste material deposit is ejected into the waste receptacle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.