Collection device
OwnerPhilip E. Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for facilitating the collection of debris comprises a ramp having a receiving end and a discharging end, a support for the ramp positions the receiving end adjacent the debris and elevates the discharge end, and a container for the debris is supported by the ramp support adjacent the discharge end for receiving debris, such as leaves, therewithin. The ramp and its support may comprise a unitary structure in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the debris container may comprise a cart, one or more walls of which may serve to support the ramp and the ramp may be detached therefrom or it may be pivotally supported thereby for rotation into position as a cover on the cart. The ramp, its support, and the debris container are constructed for portability and facile assembly and disassembly.
Claims14
Apparatus for facilitating the collection of debris, such as a pile of leaves, comprising, in combination, a ramp for the transfer of debris thereacross from a receiving end to a discharge end;
- a support for said ramp to operatively position said receiving end adjacent said debris and relatively elevate said discharge end for the transfer of debris upwardly across said ramp to said discharge end in response to a raking motion;
- and a container supported by said support and positioned below said discharge end of said ramp during said operative positioning of said ramp for the transfer of debris thereacross for receiving debris discharged therefrom.
An apparatus for facilitating the collection of debris from the ground and structured for facile assembly and disassembly comprising, in combination, a ramp having a smooth planar upper surface for the transfer of debris thereacross between a receiving end and a discharge end;
- a rigid support engaging said ramp to operatively position said receiving end adjacent the ground and said discharge end relatively above the ground whereby debris may be transferred upwardly across said ramp to said discharge end in response to a sweeping action;
- and a container positioned below said discharge end of said ramp for receiving therewithin said debris transferred across said ramp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.