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US7168230:
Apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Waddell, Herbert Howell; Berkeley Heights, NJ, United States of America 07922
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2007-01-30
/ 2000-10-20
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| Application Number: |
US2000000693239
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| IPC Code: |
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A01D 7/10;
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| ECLA Code: |
A01D7/10;
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| U.S. Class: |
056/400.12;
294/050.6;
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| Field of Search: |
056/400.01,400.04,400.12,400.18
294/50.5,50.6,50.9,51,52
403/389,400,396,397
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| Priority Number: |
| 2000-10-20 |
US2000000693239 |
| 1999-10-21 |
US1999000160660P |
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| Abstract: |
An apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials such as dirt, leaves, debris, trash, hay, ice, snow and other materials or objects consists of two grasping elements which each have shafts with grasping devices or heads at one end, and a coupling which joins their shafts. The grasping elements can be commercially available rakes or shovels. Loose materials are gathered and picked up by placing one hand on the shaft of each grasping element and drawing the heads together. The coupling is flexible and can be moved along the shafts of the grasping elements to change the manner in which the elements function together. When the coupling is positioned at the end near the grasping heads, the apparatus functions in the manner of a post hole digger. When it is positioned near the middle or far end of the shafts, the apparatus functions in the manner of rake tongs or tweezers tongs.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Law Offices of Albert Wai-Kit Chan, LLC ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Petravick, Meredith C.;
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PRIORITY
Priority for this application is claimed under Provisional Application No. 60/160,660, filed Oct. 21, 1999.
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First Claim:
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1. An apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying materials comprising: a) two grasping elements which each have a shaft with a grasping head at one end; b) flexible coupling means which can be moved along the shafts of the grasping elements to connect them together while permitting each of the grasping elements to rotate along the axes of their shafts and to pivot with respect to each other so that the grasping heads can be brought together or moved apart from each other; c) wherein each shaft has a length of two to six feet; and d) wherein each grasping head consists of tines arrayed to form a rake.
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