Patent ID: 9409583
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B62B

Claim Text:
1. A spherical hauling device for containing and moving foliage and waste, comprising: an operably expandable and collapsible frame, said frame is generally spherical in shape when in an expanded position and nearly flat when in a collapsed position, the frame including a pair of directly opposing hubs spaced apart and parallel to each other, each hub having a center and a fixed hub axis of rotation which is coaxial with the other hub, the frame including a pair of extreme arcuate ribs and a plurality of arcuate intermediary ribs, the ribs exiting each hub radially and arching towards the opposing hub, the ribs configured for independently pivoting within each hub around the hub axis to operably expand and collapse the device, at least one of said ribs includes a tongue; and an outer shell spanning the frame for creating a substantially closed internal spherical volume for containing said foliage and waste when said frame is in an expanded position, wherein the tongue is configured for extending from the interior volume of the device for providing a surface upon which said foliage and waste can be positioned while being transferred to the device whereupon said tongue is folded inwardly towards the device and returned to the interior volume.