Leaf and lawn debris collecting apparatus
OwnerClaibourne N. Alexander, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A lawn and garden debris collecting apparatus comprising primarily of a two component funnelled receiver and a permanent, reusable bag or a conventional trash bag. The mouth of the bag is held open by the apparatus therebetween the forward component and the rear component with a flexible strap joining together the two components. The funnelled receiver is normally placed on the ground with the bag attached thereto. Leaves from a lawn or the like is then raked into the funnelled receiver and channeled therethrough into the bag. A cut out hand hold is further included to seat the leaves and debris as needed as well as strategically repositioning and to allow the apparatus to be hung vertically from a protruding nail on a wall or the like.
Claims9
A gardening apparatus for collecting leaves and debris, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a forward component having four panels, a front opening, a back opening, and a hollow center, said four panels having a bottom panel, two lateral panels, and a top panel, said four panels having front leading edges and back edges, said forward component having grooves formed thereto in proximity to said back edges,
- (b) a first substantially rectangular member affixed thereto said groove,
- (c) a rear component having four panels, a front opening, a back opening, and a hollow center, said four panels having a bottom panel, two lateral panels, a top panel, said four panels having front leading edges and back edges, said front leading edges fitting therein said grooves of said forward component,
- (d) a second substantially rectangular member affixed thereto said rear component in proximity to said rear edges,
- (e) a means of affixing said first member thereto said second member, said means comprising a flexible strap having one end affixed thereto said first member, and another end affixed thereto said second member,
- (f) a bag having an open mouth at one end, said open mouth of said bag affixed therebetween said leading edge of said rear component and said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.