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US 9,016,739 B2Granted
Household retrieval device
AssigneeLifEase Products LLC
InventorsRuth Mondano, Mona Mondano, Ralph Mondano
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Abstract
A tool for retrieval of dropped and other items includes an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end, with a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface, and a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface. The retrieval member includes a magnet and the lower planar retrieval member surface defines a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of dropped and other items.
Claims18
A retrieval tool, comprising:
- an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface;
- a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface;
- the retrieval member comprising a magnet and the lower planar retrieval surface defining a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of a dropped and other item;
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- a pivot member disposed between the handle and the retrieval member and configured for adjustment of an angular relationship between the handle and the retrieval member surface,
- wherein the retrieval member has a first body portion attached to the pivot member and a second body portion selectively separable from the first body portion;
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- wherein the first body portion comprises alignment magnets that align and provide a holding force with alignment magnets in the second body portion when the first body portion is attached to the second body portion.
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A retrieval tool, comprising:
- an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface;
- a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface;
- the retrieval member comprising a magnet and the lower planar retrieval surface defining a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of a dropped and other item;
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- a pivot member disposed between the handle and the retrieval member and configured for adjustment of an angular relationship between the handle and the retrieval member surface,
- wherein the retrieval member has a first body portion attached to the pivot member and a second body portion selectively separable from the first body portion;
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- wherein the pivot member is selectively movable between a first position locking the second body portion to the first body portion and a second position unlocking the second body portion from the first body portion.
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A retrieval tool, comprising:
- an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface;
- a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface;
- the retrieval member comprising a magnet and the lower planar retrieval surface defining a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of a dropped and other item;
- a pivot member disposed between the handle and the retrieval member and configured for adjustment of an angular relationship between the handle and the retrieval member surface;
- the retrieval member having a first body portion attached to the pivot member and a second body portion selectively separable from the first body portion, said second body portion comprising the magnet and the sticky surface region;
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- the first body portion comprising alignment magnets that align and provide a holding force with alignment magnets in the second body portion when the first body portion is attached to the second body portion.
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A retrieval tool, comprising:
- an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface;
- retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface;
- the retrieval member comprising a magnet and the lower planar retrieval surface defining a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of a dropped and other item;
- a pivot member disposed between the handle and the retrieval member and configured for adjustment of an angular relationship between the handle and the retrieval member surface;
- the retrieval member having a first body portion attached to the pivot member and a second body portion selectively separable from the first body portion, said second body portion comprising the magnet and the sticky surface region;
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- the pivot member being selectively movable between a first position locking the second body portion to the first body portion and a second position unlocking the second body portion for removal from the first body portion.
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A retrieval tool, comprising:
- an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface;
- a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and having a lower planar retrieval surface, wherein the retrieval member defines a cutout,
- the retrieval member comprising a magnet;
- a first loop-and-fastener pad disposed in the cutout;
- a second loop-and-fastener pad for attachment to the first loop-and-fastener pad;
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- a pivot member disposed between the handle and the retrieval member and configured for adjustment of an angular relationship between the handle and the retrieval member surface;
- wherein the lower planar retrieval surface is attached to the second loop-and-fastener pad, the lower planar retrieval surface defining a sticky surface region, wherein the magnet and the sticky surface region are both for attachment and retrieval of a dropped and other item;
- wherein the retrieval member has a first body portion attached to the pivot member and a second body portion selectively separable from the first body portion, said second body portion comprising the lower planar retrieval surface;
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- wherein the first body portion comprises alignment magnets that align and provide a holding force with alignment magnets in the second body portion when the first body portion is attached to the second body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.