Beach trash machine
OwnerLuis Wigodainventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed herein a beach trash remover which includes a motorized vehicle having a conventional construction type shovel attached to the front thereof. An opening covered by a screen is provided in the center of shovel to allow the beach sand, containing the trash, to drop back onto the beach thereby leaving the trash within the screened opening portion of the shovel. The screen is held on a frame which is coupled to the shovel through shock absorbers and means are provided to provide a vibrating motion to the screened frame to further aid in returning the sand to the beach. A grader may be attached to the back end of the beach trash remover to cover any tire tracks or otherwise smooth the beach.
Claims13
A machine for removing trash from a sandy beach comprising:
- motorized means for moving along the beach and including a container;
- shovel means attached to said motorized means for picking up trash and sand from said beach, said shovel means including attached screen means for separating said sand from said trash and returning said sand to the beach, said screen means being attached to said shovel means by means for permitting independent movement of said screen means with respect to said shovel means;
- means for moving said screen means substantially independent of the movement of said shovel means for separating said sand and trash, said means for moving said screen means being mounted directly to and solely supported by said screen means;
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- means for transferring said trash remaining in said shovel means to said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.