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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665489 | Sandbag filling apparatus A sandbag filling apparatus includes a head portion with a bottom wall having a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. A first side wall is attached to the first side edge. A second side wall is attached to the second side edge. A rear wa... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7246641 | Method and device for inserting a food stuff into a pliable bag A resilient foodstuff bag opener is disclosed, wherein the resilient bag opener is forcibly bent or bowed for easily entering a pliable food stuff bag, and upon relaxation of the bending forces, the bag opener resiliently deforms from its bent configuration to there... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7185783 | Fastcan Outdoor and indoor debris receptacles that can be formed from molded plastic. The receptacles include an open upper end with a D-shaped configuration and a closed bottom end with a substantially circular bottom configuration. The receptacles can have a generally cyl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7137418 | Produce tray The present invention is directed to systems and methods which use a tray to hold and transfer objects, such as produce. The tray has at least one opening to permit the user to manipulate the tray during transfer without touching the contents held within the tray. T... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7013757 | Beverage container opening device A device including a body portion having proximal and distal end areas, and defining an internal cavity opening at the distal end area, and a channel that extends along a perimeter of the internal cavity in a spiral inclined planar configuration leading from the ope... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6880590 | Ergonomic ladle A ladle including: a concave peripheral wall having a wall peripheral edge delimiting a containment volume. The ladle peripheral wall includes a pouring section for facilitating the pouring out of foodstuff from the containment volume. The pouring section has a symm... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6679948 | Dust pan A dust pan for facilitating emptying of debris from the dust pan, that is nestable one within another for decreased shipping costs, and that can be easily and inexpensively manufactured as a single piece.... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6378577 | Carrier convertible from a sling carried vessel to a scoop and bag filler Provided is a carrier convertible from a sling supported vessel to a material handler for filling portable receptacles such as bags from a bulk lot of material. The front end of this unit is a scoop for gathering fluent material. Over top the scoop is a h... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6318419 | Collection system and method A collection system and method for various uses including the efficient collection of leaves. The system includes a specially designed chute element and an attachable draw-string type of plastic bag. The bag unit has plural perforations formed therein to ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6273156 | Bag support assembly A bag support assembly for facilitating sweeping objects into a bag through an opening. The bag support assembly includes a main member, a pair of side members each being removably couplable to the main member and designed for positioning a perimeter wall... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6161600 | Device for filling bags with bulk material A filling device (1) for filling bags (5) with bulk material (6), which filling device (1) comprises a carrier (3) which is adapted for fixing to a lifting device (2) and which is provided with a number of load hooks (4) for fastening thereto of a bag (5)... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6065512 | Flexible panel A panel which may be removably inserted into a nonrigid container, which container is comprised of at least one container wall defining a container opening. The panel is characterized at least in that it is formed from a material which is selected from a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5951079 | Sandbag shovel The present invention is a shovel that is adapted to quickly and efficiently fill containers, such as bags, with loose materials, such as sand or gravel. The shovel has a main body with a pair of handles located on first and second sides of the body, resp... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5879039 | Bag filling device A new bag filling device for easily scooping ballast material, such as sand or dirt, into a flexible bag. The inventive device includes an elongate tubular body member formed by a perimeter wall having inner and outer surfaces with the inner surface defin... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5845685 | Method and apparatus for filling sandbags A bag filler consisting of a single tubular member has a peripheral portion removed from one end thereof to form a hand grip while an opposing peripheral portion at the same end then forms a scoop, has its other end inserted into the open end of a bag to ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5687781 | Sand bag filling device A sandbag filling device utilizing a scoop possessing first and second end portions. A channel is formed intermediate the first and second end portions and is sized to allow a bag to fit over the scoop. A support is also employed and includes a first port... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5673734 | Sand scoop A scoop which is used to deposit sand or other particulate material into a bag. The scoop can be temporarily secured to the bag while its rear end is partially disposed within the bag. The envisioned purpose for this scoop is to permit one person to quick... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5647413 | Scoop assembly for granular materials and method of use A scoop assembly capable of being lifted through a granular material to a headspace of an upright container from a location in the container below the headspace when the granular material is fluidized by shaking the container along a substantially vertica... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5590482 | Excavator and earthen material excavator bucket apparatus An earthen material excavator includes, a) a base undercarriage comprising running gear to move the excavator over the ground; b) a slewing platform; c) a plurality of booms operatively connected to one another, one of the booms being operatively connecte... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5579812 | Pet feces disposal apparatus A lightweight, portable and disposable pet feces disposal apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a full size scoop and an attached disposal bag that both collapse and fold to a size that can be easily carried in a person's pocket or purse.... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575315 | Device and method for filling a sandbag This invention is directed to a device and method for enabling a person to fill a sandbag quickly and efficiently without the assistance of another person. The inventive sandbag shovel preferably includes a scoop for scooping up the sand, a chute flexibly... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5575520 | Cleaning device for stables A cleaning device including a rake member, a body connected to the rake member and having an opening adjacent the rake member and an interior volume, and a gate affixed within the body so as to allow material to pass from the rake member into the interior... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5316060 | Refuse collector with hinged collection tray for use with a trash bag A refuse collector for introducing solid refuse into commercial plastic trash bags is disclosed. One embodiment of the collector includes an open, peripheral frame having a collection tray hinged thereto, and a pair of bag expanders that are hinged theret... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5236022 | Lid with built-in dispensing scoop A hollow lid (14) with a built-in scoop (25) combines with an integrated sliding blade (18) to form a single mechanical system for the removal of dry foodstuffs. The scoop and cut-off blade are integrated mechanically, and function in concert, so as to pe... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5222536 | Refuse collector with hinged collection tray for use with a trash bag A refuse collector for introducing solid refuse into commercial plastic trash bags is disclosed. The collector includes a open, peripheral frame having a collection tray hinged thereto, and a pair of expander arms that extend rearwardly from the frame and... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5092491 | Metering apparatus for lump and powder materials An apparatus for removing powder or lump materials from a storage vessel, obtaining a preselected volume of the material, returning any excess material to the storage vessel, and dispensing the obtained measured material. The apparatus contains a product-... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5088531 | Waste collection device A waste collection device is designed to assist a person in the collection of yard wastes. The device is in the form of a rectangular generally box-shaped configuration. It includes side wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a top wall and an open front. The ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5031948 | Bag handling system A bag handling system used to facilitate the filling of bag by holding the bag open. The bag handling system is comprised of an inner locking frame through which the open end of a bag is passed such that it can be folded over the inner frame. The inner fr... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5031277 | Debris collecting and bagging apparatus An improved trash and leaf bagging apparatus is constructed of a rigid frame having an opening that is completely surrounded with a supply of netting material that forms a netting bag. The rigid frame may be connected to a handle, to facilitate mobility; ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5014947 | Visor mounting apparatus for radar detectors An apparatus including a support plate with a "U" shaped flange formed with serrated confronting teeth for securement to a visor of an automobile. The support plate includes a plurality of spaced, elongate magnetic plates with conductive strip members ort... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5004022 | Method and an arrangement for filling large sacks An arrangement for loading manageable material into containers or moulds with the aid of a mechanical shovel, and in particular to filling large sacks (10) intended for transporting or storing the matrial. The arrangement includes a mechanical shovel or s... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4936486 | Dosing apparatus for metering predetermined quantities of a sterilizing agent to a spray device The problems of excess flow of a liquid to be dispensed in a metering device, especially for a sterilizing liquid for packings and packaging materials, is solved by pumping the liquid from a supply vessel below the housing of the metering device into the ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4802258 | Combination dustpan and guide means for filling trash containers and the like The combination dustpan and guide for filling trash containers and the like according to the invention provides a dustpan having a scoop portion and a rearwardly disposed handle arranged to be removably attached to a conventional trash container, whereby ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4795046 | Dust chute and combination dust chute and wastebasket device The device includes a dust chute releasably connected by flexible resilient fingers to the upper end of an upstanding open topped wastebasket, and vertically depending down the outside thereof. The chute includes upper and lower vertically telescoping wal... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4787584 | Trash bag supporting device A two piece portable and upright trash bag supporting device having a frame member removably retaining the open end of a conventional flexible trash bag to an opening in an upright unit. The unit has an inclined ramp leading into the unit opening and, thu... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4664348 | Bag holder Trash bag holder comprising flexible plastic strip with intermediate straight portion adapted for insertion within trash bag opening for alternative ground or floor engagement or wall hanging with a bag retained in open receiving condition.... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4550440 | Article receptacle An article receptacle for the disposal of articles, such as trash and litter, includes a flexible bag frictionally retained between two frames. The frames nest together to permit the bag to be inserted and removed without bending or deforming the frames, ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4470627 | Portable leaf and trash collector The portable leaf and trash collector according to the invention includes a first member with a chute portion on one end, a scoop on the other end, and a groove between the chute and scoop. The chute portion is inserted into the top opening of a plastic b... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4442567 | Dust pan and refuse container The present specification discloses a combination dust pan and refuse container constructed of inexpensive lightweight materials which is highly transportable and repositionable from an upright refuse transporting position to a horizontal refuse collectin... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4357728 | Dust pan and refuse container The present specification discloses a combination dust pan and refuse container constructed of inexpensive lightweight materials which is highly transportable and repositionable from an upright refuse transporting position to a horizontal refuse collectin... | 11/09/1982 |
