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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7044519 | Collecting and unloading device and method A device and method for collecting and removing various objects, such as balls and lawn refuse, from the ground is described. The collection device comprises an elongated handle connected to a frame assembly. Secured to the frame assembly is a bag wherein objects ar... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6554334 | Apparatus and method for the collection and disposal of waste materials An apparatus for the collection and disposal of waste material is provided. The apparatus includes a receptacle adapted to be placed on a support surface having a generally upright handle attached thereto. The receptacle includes a lower tray and a cooper... | 04/29/2003 |
| 5799360 | Combined broom and dustpan A broom and dustpan combination where the broom includes an elongated handle, a body of straw-like members, and a holder in which a dustpan may be releasably retained is disclosed. The dust pan is foldable about a hinge member and is held within the holde... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5758917 | Dog faeces collector A disposable, substantially lightweight faece collector device having a receptacle support and a handle portion whose light-weight construction is just sufficient for bearing an empty receptacle, but insufficient to bear, in canti-levered support, a faeca... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5715564 | Dustpan A dustpan having an inclined bottom wall with rearwardly convergent sidewalls coterminous with the bottom wall. A handle assembly is attached to the sidewalls at points therealong to facilitate lifting of the dustpan in a balanced horizontal manner. The c... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5457844 | Floor cleaning device A floor cleaning device for facilitating the removal of matter from a surface includes a receptacle with a resilient bottom member having substantially an arch shape with first and second opposed ends for contacting the surface. A side wall and a ramp are... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4128912 | Garden tray with pivoted handle A novel tray for use in a garden or on a lawn, and which serves for picking up trash, lawn weeds and the like; the tray being in the general shape of a conventional dust pan and made of plastic material; the tray consisting of a flat rectangular bottom wa... | 12/12/1978 |
