| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 015257100 | Debris receptacle (e.g., dustpan) | 19 |
| 20100071149 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - One embodiment of an apparatus for receiving construction materials includes a base member, a pair of lateral sidewall members, a rear wall member, an elongated protruding member and an engagement structure. The pair of lateral sidewall members extends upwardly from a pair of lateral side portions of the base member. The rear wall member extends upwardly from a rear side portion of the base member. The base member, the pair of lateral sidewall members and the rear wall member configure a receptacle for receiving the construction materials. The elongated protruding member extends upwardly and outwardly at an angle from a front side portion of the base member, and is capable of scooping and collecting the construction materials from a ground surface into the receptacle. The engagement structure is mounted on a back side of the rear wall member for being detachably engaged with a power vehicle. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100306951 | Vertically oriented particulate matter collector - A vertically oriented particulate matter collector having a pan and a handle is disclosed. A lip abuts a flat vertical surface to be drilled, such as a wall. The lip when pressed against the wall prevents falling particulate matter from passing between the lip and the wall. A face, attached to the lip, follows the contour of the lip. A back, attached to the face, defines a cavity for collecting particulate matter. A mouth is defined by the opening of the cavity. A floor, opposite the mouth, attaches to the back and face. A collar at the seam joins the face to the floor. The collar projects a slope away from the back and the face. A toe provides support when the pan is set down. The handle, attaches to the mouth defining edge of the back. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110283474 | ADAPTER APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING DEBRIS AND RELATED METHOD - An adapter apparatus to be installed on a pail to allow debris to be swept into the pail when the pail is resting on its side on a surface to be swept. A mounting section is included which is configured to be positioned over at least part of a lip of the pail and secured in place on the pail. A debris collector guide is attached to the mounting section, with the debris collector guide including a pair of sidewalls and a bottom section disposed intermediate the side walls, with the sidewalls and bottom section forming a debris collection region which permits debris to be swept into the debris section and into a pail on which the adapter apparatus is installed. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120180249 | DUST CONTAINER AND DUST COLLECTOR USING THE SAME - The dust container is disposed in the dust collector, so as to receive dirt drawn by the dust collector. The dust container includes a fastening device. The dust container can be taken out from the dust collector by operating the fastening device in one operation, and then installed back into the dust collector after the dirt is cleared away, thereby completing actions of disassembling, assembling and clearing the dust container quickly and cleanly. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120260453 | WASTE RECEPTACLE - An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The pturality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130091651 | WASTE RECEPTACLE - An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130125334 | ToyDozer.TM. Scoop and Gatherer Set - A scoop and gatherer set for picking up small items and debris, such as for use by a child to scoop-up small toys. The scoop comprises a trapezoidal bottom, two triangular side walls, and a rectangular back wall. The back wall also comprises a rectangular hole of sufficient size to insert a user's palm to grasp and lift the scoop without extensive rotation of a user's wrist. The gatherer is of a slightly concave trapezoidal shape comprising a ledge on the top edge inner surface to assist in grasping it. The gatherer bottom edge may further comprise short bristles for brushing items into the scoop, or a smooth fabric to prevent scratching of the floor surface. The set may further comprise a means to quickly attach and detach the gatherer to the scoop for storage as one unit. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130152331 | WASTE RECEPTACLE - A dustpan configured to receive and contain debris includes a base and a wall. The base has a front edge over which debris can be swept when placed in contact with a surface. The wall extends upwardly from a portion of the base other than the front edge to contain the debris. A tooth assembly that includes a set of protrusions configured to remove debris from the bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the protrusions. The tooth assembly can be at least partially disposed in a handle with an arcuate cross-section. The tooth assembly can define a channel configured to frictionally engage a broom handle. The tooth assembly can be moveable with respect to the dustpan. A handle coupled to the tooth assembly can allow a user to move the tooth assembly between a first configuration and a second configuration. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130219650 | TRASH RECEPTACLE DUSTPAN LID - The present invention is a trash receptacle dustpan lid with an interior facing, includes a dust pan portion that receives swept or pushed onto material, a lid with a top surface and is removably placed and secured on a top of a trash receptacle, a lid handle that is disposed on said top surface of lid, a leading dustpan edge that is disposed across the dust pan portion and receives the swept or pushed onto material and a plurality of ridged reinforced webbing that is adjacently attached to the two sides of the leading dustpan edge. The trash receptacle dustpan lid also includes a dustpan handle to grasp the receptacle dustpan lid, two raised dustpan sides that assist to contain the received swept or pushed onto material within the dust pan portion and a raised webbed dustpan rear to help contain the received material within the dust pan portion. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140115813 | DUSTPAN - A dustpan comprising a dustpan body having a collection area to hold debris swept into the dustpan and a front edge, a thin plate attached to the underside of the dustpan body at the front edge so that it forms a sharp leading edge of the dustpan, and a plurality of teeth spaced along the front edge of the dustpan, forming a protective comb over the sharp leading edge of the dustpan. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140310909 | WASTE RECEPTACLE - An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140325788 | Device for Collecting Debris - The device for collecting debris comprises a main section having an edge. The main section is divided into a first portion and as second portion by a main support. The main support extends across main section and connects at either end to the edge of the main section. Two handles are attached to the edge of the first and second portion of main section. A series of supporting members extend from the two handles to the main support. The interconnection of the edge, the handles and the series of supporting members provides a support system in order to allow the device to hold large amounts of heavy debris without ripping or tearing the device. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150305589 | ALL IN ONE DUSTBIN DUSTPAN SHOVEL - A workshop garbage bin or dustbin in an elongated half-moon-shape allowing to sweep directly inside. The dustbin comprises a generally flat side posed on the ground and has three support points in contact with the ground. One of the two ends is closed while the other is the opening of the dustbin. The opening is inclined towards the dustbin and forms an obtuse angle, preferably of 115°, to facilitate introduction into the dustbin. The flat side end leans toward the ground like an ordinary dustpan; such configuration makes possible to collect a liquid spilled on the ground by scraping the ground for inserting the liquid into the dustbin and for throwing elsewhere. The surface of the dustbin is enhanced by ripples. Several dustbins may be stackable. The dustbin also is used upright, may have wheels on the bottom, sleeves on the top, and an eye opening for hooking. | 10-29-2015 |
| 015257200 | With means to attach to brush or broom | 1 |
| 20090188070 | DUSTPAN - A dustpan ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 015257500 | Foothold or pedal operator | 1 |
| 20140130288 | DUSTPAN - A dustpan ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 015257600 | With movable closure | 1 |
| 20160022112 | DEBRIS COLLECTION CONTAINER - A debris collection container that allows debris to be deposited directly into the debris collection container in a single step. The debris collection container has a detachable lid that doubles as a collection tray. A screen filter is integrated into the collection tray to allow dirt and soil on the debris to be discharged and returned to the ground prior to depositing the debris into the debris collection container. The front edge of the debris collection chamber, and the corresponding edge of the detachable lid has straight edges to facilitate raking debris onto the detachable lid or directly into the debris collection chamber. | 01-28-2016 |
| 015257700 | Adjustable, relatively movable or detachable handle | 2 |
| 20150135469 | DUSTPAN - An upright dustpan is disclosed which allows a user to open and close a door of a dust collecting compartment through a trigger on the handle. A trigger activates an actuating arm, which in turn causes the movement of an actuating pin that is connected to an external arm which opens the compartment door. The movement of the actuating pin may be lateral or rotational, providing different movement to the external arm. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160037994 | Cleaning Attachment for a Utility Bucket - The present cleaning attachment, for engagement to a rim of a utility bucket, permits the pushing or sweeping of solid and liquid waste up a ramp and into the interior space of the bucket. The ramp of the attachment is connected to a frame configured to engage the rim of the bucket. A waste retention wall at the back of the ramp creates a contained volume and blocks the waste from exiting the bucket once swept in. | 02-11-2016 |
| 015257900 | Auxiliary, flexible or reinforced edge | 1 |
| 20110173769 | EDGE APPARATUS ATTACHABLE TO RECEPTACLE - System(s), method(s), and device(s) that facilitate using an edge component to facilitate waste disposal are presented. An edge component having a top portion and bottom portion formed so as to be in a C-like shape such that the edge component can be attached to a top edge of a side portion of container. The edge component can have an edge portion at the opposite end having a substantially fine edge to facilitate transferring waste from a surface into the container via the edge component when the container is placed on its side portion. In embodiments, the edge component can have side walls that can extend up to a desired height to minimize waste dropping off the side of the edge component; or an attachable portion of the edge component can be flexible such that it can conform to a non-straight shape of a side portion of the container. | 07-21-2011 |
