Patent ID: 9386901
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A dust pan comprising: a hollow pan formed by a bottom wall, two opposed upstanding side walls, an upstanding rear wall, a top wall, an open front, and a movable lid cover over said open front; a handle attached to said top wall adjacent said open front with a grip extending portion rearwardly adjacent to and spaced apart from said top wall; a hinge member attached at an upper edge of said lid cover with a hinge pivot pin at an upper end inserted in a lower pin aperture of said handle and configured to position a peripheral edge of said lid at a front peripheral edge of said open front; a lever with a pivot pin rotatably attached to an upper pin aperture of said handle wherein said lever has a lever arm member rotatably engaged at a lower end with said hinge member; and a strip spring attached at a lever handle member of said lever and configured to urge said hinge member to position said lid cover in a closed position, wherein said strip spring comprises a first strip spring member attached at a top surface of said lever handle member that is disposed in a recess formed in a grip portion of said handle, and wherein said first strip spring member extends upwardly and rearwardly in said recess to slidably abut an interior surface of said grip portion and is configured to urge said lever handle member downwardly toward said top wall.