Rake and bin device

A rake and bin device for collecting toys and other children's objects from a play area, said device comprising:

• a bin having a lower wall and a shell extending upwardly from said lower wall to define a collection space in said bin, said shell being structured to have a pair of lobes each being spaced upwardly from said lower wall and being elongated to extend along a full length of said lower wall having said pair of lobes being laterally spaced apart from each other wherein said bin is configured to have the ornamental appearance of a fish with an open mouth, said shell having a pair of lateral walls each extending upwardly from a respective one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said lower wall, each of said pair of lateral walls intersecting a respective one of said pair of lobes, said shell having a medial section extending between said pair of lobes, said medial section lying on a plane being oriented parallel to said lower wall, said shell having a front end being open into said collection space, said shell having a rear end being closed, a bottom surface of said lower wall lying on a plane being horizontally oriented wherein said bottom surface of said lower wall is configured to rest on a floor of a play area;
• a bin handle being attached to and extending upwardly from said shell wherein said bin handle is configured to be gripped by a user for positioning said bin, said bin handle having a bottom portion being attached to and extending upwardly from an exterior surface of said medial section of said shell at a point being spaced from said front end of said shell, said bin handle having an top portion being perpendicular to said bottom portion such that said top portion is spaced from and is oriented parallel with said exterior surface of said medial section wherein said top portion is configured to be gripped;
• a pair of fins, each of said pair of fins being coupled to and extending laterally away from opposite sides of said shell wherein each of said pair of fins is configured to enhance the ornamental appearance of said bin with respect to the fish, each of said pair of fins having a coupled edge being coupled to an exterior surface of a respective one of said pair of lateral walls of said shell, each of said pair of fins being positioned between said lower wall and a respective one of said pair of lobes of said shell, each of said pair of fins having a perimeter edge being curved to define a front lobe of a respective fin and a rear lobe of said respective fin, said front lobe of each of said pair of fins curving laterally away from said exterior surface of said respective lateral wall of said shell, said rear lobe of each of said pair of fins curving toward said rear end of said shell, each of said pair of fins being oriented to lie on a plane being oriented parallel to said lower wall of said bin;
• a tail being coupled to and extending rearwardly from said shell wherein said tail is configured to enhance to the ornamental appearance of said bin with respect to the fish, said tail being positioned on said rear end of said shell, said tail having a perimeter edge of said tail being curved to define a lobe of said tail which extends rearwardly and upwardly from said rear end of said shell;
• a plurality of first disks, each of said plurality of first disks having a coupled surface being attached to an exterior surface of a respective one of said pair of lobes of said shell wherein each of said plurality of first disks is configured to have the ornamental appearance of scales of the fish, said plurality of first disks including a first row of first disks being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed along an axis extending between said front end and said rear end of said shell, said plurality of first disks including a second row of first disks being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said axis extending between said front end and said rear end of said shell, said second row of first disks being positioned beneath said first row of first disks, each of said second row of said first disks being staggered with respect to each of said first row of said first disks;
• a plurality of second disks, each of said plurality of second disks having a coupled surface being attached to said exterior surface of a respective one of said pair of lobes of said shell wherein each of said plurality of second disks is configured to have the ornamental appearance of scales of the fish, said plurality of second disks including a first row of second disks being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said axis extending between said front end and said rear end of said shell, said plurality of second disks including a second row of second disks being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said axis extending between said front end and said rear end of said shell, said second row of second disks being positioned beneath said first row of second disks, each of said second row of said second disks being staggered with respect to each of said first row of said second disks;
• a plurality of third disks, each of said plurality of third disks having a coupled surface being attached to said exterior surface of said medial section of said shell wherein each of said plurality of third disks is configured to have the ornamental appearance of scales of the fish, said plurality of third disks being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said front end of said shell and said bottom portion of said bin handle;
• a pair of eyes, each of said pair of eyes being attached to a respective one of said pair of lobes of said shell wherein each of said pair of eyes is configured to enhance the ornamental appearance of said bin with respect to the fish, each of said pair of eyes being spaced from said front end of said shell, each of said pair of eyes being located on an apex of said respective lobe of said shell;
• a rake having a plurality of tines each being comprised of a resiliently bendable material wherein said rake is configured to rake toys and other children's objects from the play area and into said bin for collection without damaging the toys and other children's objects, said rake having a plurality of wings each being oriented to extend laterally away from said rake wherein said plurality of wings is configured to enhance the ornamental appearance of said rake, said rake including a body having a front surface and a back surface, said back surface being planar, said front surface curving forwardly from said back surface, said front surface having a lower portion and an upper portion, said lower portion being rounded, said upper portion having a lower end which intersects said lower portion, said lower portion having a radius being greater than a radius of said lower end, said upper portion curving outwardly from said lower end and curving inwardly toward an upper end of said upper portion such that said upper portion has a tear drop shape, said rake including a pair of arms, each of said pair of arms having a coupled end being coupled to said front surface of said body corresponding to said lower portion, each of said pair of arms extending laterally away from said lower portion in opposite directions from each other, each of said pair of arms having a forward surface curving forwardly from a rear surface, said rear surface of each of said pair of arms being planar;
• wherein each of said plurality of tines has an upper end of said plurality of tines and a lower end of said plurality of tines, each of said plurality of tines having a first bend being spaced from said upper end of a respective tine and a second bend being spaced from said lower end of said respective tine thereby defining an upper section of said plurality of tines and a middle section of said plurality of tines and a lower section of said plurality of tines, said upper section of each of said tines being associated with said upper end of a respective tine, said lower section of each of said plurality of tines being associated with said lower end of a respective tine, said plurality of tines including a first set of tines, said upper end of each of said first set of tines being coupled to said front surface of said lower portion of said body of said rake having each of said first set of tines extending downwardly from said lower portion of said body, said plurality of tines including a second set of tines, said upper end of each of said second set of tines being coupled to said forward surface of a respective one of said pair of arms having each of said second set of tines extending downwardly from an intersection between said forward surface of said respective arm and said rear surface of said respective arm;
• wherein said plurality of wings includes a plurality of first wings, each of said plurality of first wings having back edge being coupled to said upper portion of said front surface of said body of said rake, each of said plurality of first wings having a top edge being perpendicular to said back edge and a lower edge curving between said top edge and said back edge, said plurality of first wings being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said upper portion of said front surface of said body;
• wherein said plurality of wings includes a second wing having an upper edge and a bottom edge curving downwardly from said upper edge, said bottom edge being coupled to said upper end of said upper portion of said front surface of said body of said rake at a point being centrally located along said bottom edge;
• a rake handle being attached to and extending upwardly from said a respective one of said plurality of wings wherein said rake handle is configured to be gripped by the user for raking the toys and other children's objects into said bin for collection, said rake handle having a telescopically adjustable height wherein said rake handle is configured to accommodate the user's preference for gripping said rake handle, said rake handle comprising a bottom section which slidably receives a top section thereby enabling said rake handle to have said telescopically adjustable height, said bottom section having a lower end of said bottom section being coupled to said upper edge of said second wing at a point being centrally located along said upper edge of said second wing, said bottom section having an upper end of said bottom section being open for insertably receiving said top section of said rake handle, an outer surface of said bottom section having threads being located adjacent to said upper end of said bottom section;
• an annular collar having an interior surface, said interior surface having threads being located adjacent to a bottom end of said annular collar, said annular collar extending around said bottom section of rake handle having said threads on said interior surface threadably engaging said threads on said outer surface of said bottom section of said rake handle, said interior surface having an angled portion which angles inwardly between said threads on said interior surface and a top end of said annular collar, said angled portion of said interior surface compressing said upper end of said bottom section of said rake handle against said bottom section of said rake handle when said annular collar is tightened on said bottom section of said rake handle for retaining said rake handle at a desired telescopic length;
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• a grip being attached to said top section of said rake handle thereby enabling said grip to be gripped, said grip extending downwardly from a top end of said top section of said rake handle, said grip having an aperture extending laterally through said grip wherein said aperture is configured to enable said rake handle to be suspended from a support for storing said rake.