WHEELED SCOOPER

• US 20150089846A1
• Filed: 09/23/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roy Lee Wooley
• Original Assignee: Roy Lee Wooley
• Inventors: WOOLEY, Roy Lee
• Application Number:
  US14/493,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20150089846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 37/265
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/01 Removal of dung or urine, e.g. from stablesA01K1/015 takes precedence; from poultry houses A01K31/04
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0114 Litter boxes with screens for separating excrement from litter
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/52 Dust pans; Crumb trays
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 1/006 Specially adapted for removing excrements hand implements E01H1/12
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 5/06 dislodging essentially by non-driven elements, e.g. scraper blades , snow-plough blades, scoop blades
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A wheeled scooper is provided. The wheeled scooper reduces the time and effort needed in collecting, transporting and dumping materials. The scooper provides an elongated handle that may be transversely and forwardly pivotably connected to a collector member. The collector member may provide a front opening to a collection space defined by a front edge. The scooper may provide a set of wheels rotatably mounted near a lower rear portion of the collector member so that a user can control the elongated handle to steer the scooper over a supporting surface and easily scoop, transport and dump material into its collection space by means of the positionable front edge.

Claims

1. An apparatus for collecting, transporting and dumping material, comprising:

an elongated handle member;

a collector member mounted on a lower end of the elongated handle member by means of a transverse and forward pivotal connection, and wherein the collector member provides a lower plate, opposing sidewalls and a back plate that define a collection space; and

a set of wheels rotatably mounted near a lower rear portion of the collector member section.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the collector member further provides an angled plate extending from near a rear portion of the lower plate to facilitate the forward pivotal connection to the elongated handle member.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the angled plate further provides a shaft pivot pin enabling the transverse pivotal connection of the lower end of the elongated handle thereto.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the angled plate further provides a plurality of stabilizer pins interconnecting a distal portion of the angled plate to an upper portion of the collector member,

whereby stabilizing the collector member relative to the lower end of the elongated handle.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the back plate forms a mesh.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the elongated handle member ranges in length from about 36 to about 60 inches long.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of wheels are configured to be easily removed,

whereby the remaining apparatus forms a conventional scooping device.

8. An apparatus for collecting, transporting and dumping material, comprising:

an elongated handle member;

a collector member comprising;

a collection space defined by a lower plate, opposing sidewalls and a back plate; and

an angled plate extending from near a rear portion of the lower plate for enabling a forward pivotal connection to the elongated handle member, wherein the angled plate further provides a shaft pivot pin interconnecting the angled plate and the handle member for enabling a transverse pivotal connection thereto, and wherein a plurality of stabilizer pins interconnect a distal portion of the angled plate to an upper portion of the collector member; and

a set of wheels rotatably mounted on a near a lower rear portion of the collector member section, wherein the set of wheels are configured to be easily removed.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the back plate forms a mesh.