Patent ID: 9435089
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: E01H

Claim Text:
1. A spearing system comprising: a pitch fork having a handle and a plurality of tines, said handle being configured to be manipulated, each of said tines being configured to puncture an object thereby facilitating the object to be retrieved from a support surface without requiring a user to bend over; and a release being slidably coupled to said pitch fork wherein said release is configured to be manipulated, said release being positioned adjacent to said tines, said release being positionable in a retracted position wherein said release is configured to allow said tines to puncture the object, said release being positionable in a deployed position wherein said release is configured to release the object from said tines, wherein said release comprises a tube having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, each of said first end and said second end being open, said tube being substantially hollow, wherein said outer wall has a pair of slots extending therethrough, each of said slots extending from said second end toward said first end, said slots being positioned on opposite side of said tube such that said slots are aligned with each other, each of said slots having a terminal surface.