# US 5,706,546 A · Tool for scooping and scraping material from containers

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- Number: US 5,706,546 A
- Document ID: US5706546A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/738,834
- Filed: 1996-10-28
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1996-10-28
- Inventors: Dale M. Utley
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5706546A

## CPC

- B44D 3/105: {spatulas}
- A47J 43/281: {Cooking spoons; Ladles (table spoons A47G21/02, A47G21/04)}
- A47L 17/06: Scrapers
- B44D: PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES (surface treatment in general, see the relevant places, e.g. applying liquids or other fluent materials B05)
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)

## Abstract

A hand tool for scooping semi-viscous, viscous, and dry materials out of containers. Blade members are provided on the tool for scraping materials from the interior walls and bottom sections of various shaped and sized containers. The handle of the tool has a deflector plate, extending from the lower portion of the handle which prevents the materials in the container from contaminating the user's hands. The tool has a hook to hang the tool onto the upper lip of the container for temporary storage of the tool when in use.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hand tool for the scooping and scraping of viscous, semi-viscous, solid, and semi-solid materials from containers, wherein said hand tool comprises a scoop with a semi-cylindrical shape designed for various sized and shaped containers, a handle, a hook for storage, a deflector plate, and a neck having a longitudinal axis to isolate said handle from said scoop, said hook and said deflector plate being located between said handle and said neck; and
wherein said tool is comprised of injection molded plastic of a type that is unaffected by common solvents used in the construction industry and is safe for cleaning by use of a common dish washing machine and detergents.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein said deflector plate is centered at the uppermost portion of said neck wherein an outer perimeter of said deflector plate runs perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said neck.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1 wherein said deflector plate has attached said hook that runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of said neck and points down toward the bottom section of said scoop.