Collecting device

A collecting device for collecting objects into a bag, comprising:

• (a) an elongated handle having a top end connected to a grip and a bottom end connected to a base member;
• (b) a paddle mount connected to the bottom of said elongated handle and having a slot formed thereon;
• (c) a paddle slidably coupled to said slot on said paddle mount;
• (d) a bag holding mechanism provided opposite to said paddle mount, including a fixed top holding member, a movable bottom holding member acting in cooperation with said top holding member to hold the bag, a bag releasing member for controlling said bottom holding member, a positioning button for positioning said bag releasing member, a linkage bar connecting said bag releasing member and said bottom holding member, and an elastic member provided at the bottom of said linkage bar and the bottom of said elongated handle;
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• (e) a paddle controlling mechanism for controlling said paddle to scoop objects on the ground, including an inner tube slidably provided near the top of said elongated handle and having a groove formed thereon, an operating lever enclosing said elongated handle and connected to said inner tube, a positioning pin slidably provided within said groove on said inner tube, a steel cord connected to said positioning pin and said paddle mount and provided through the inside of said elongated handle, a positioner pivotally coupled to said elongated handle and having a positioning groove formed thereon, and an elastic member provided between said paddle mount and said elongated handle for biasing said paddle toward closed position.