Asymmetrical conical strainer-scoop
OwnerMark Ronald Edevoldinventor
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Abstract
An asymmetrical conical strainer-scoop adapted for clearing ice chips, ice chunks, and other debris from a hole cut through ice covering a body of water. The asymmetrical conical strainer-scoop includes a perforated asymmetrical conical device of a unique design (30), comprised of a flexible and durable material such as UHMW polyethylene in sheet form, which is perforated with a plurality of straining apertures (20), and which is attached to one end of a handle (10), by means of conventional fasteners (22), (24), (32). The handle (10), has a hole (14) bored to provide means for attachment of a wrist-hanger strap.
Claims16
An asymmetrical perforated conical scooping device with means of attachment by fasteners to a distal portion of an elongate handle member, said asymmetrical perforated conical scooping device comprising a sheet of flexible non-metallic material of predetermined dimensions and possessing a plurality of apertures passing there through, said predetermined dimensions including a front edge, and having two straight side edges extending tangent from said front edge in a substantially parallel orientation, and having a lead in notch coupled with a central circular pivot aperture whereby two panels of said sheet adjacent to said lead in notch can be overlapped allowing said fasteners to pass through aligned mounting apertures to form said sheet into an asymmetrical conical shape, and wherein said overlapping panels form a double thickness elongate lobe portion of said asymmetrical perforated conical scooping device for reinforced attachment to said handle member.
A scooping device, comprising:
- a sheet of flexible, durable polymeric material formed into a substantially asymmetrical conical shape;
- and
- a handle coupled to the sheet using one or more fasteners;
- wherein the sheet includes a front edge, and includes substantially parallel side edges extending tangent from the front edge and connecting to a back edge;
- and
- wherein the sheet contains a plurality of spaced-apart holes passing there through, including a circular pivot hole;
- the circular pivot hole opened by a notch from the back edge;
- and
- wherein two portions of the sheet adjacent to the pivot hole have been urged together to overlap and;
- wherein mounting holes align to allow fasteners to pass through the overlapped portions;
- and
- wherein the overlapped portions form a reinforced double thickness lobate portion of the
- sheet coupled to the handle using the fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.