Patent ID: 9693533
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A01K,B07B,B65D,E01H

Claim:
1. A scooping pan comprising: a scoop portion configured to retain materials collected on a top surface of the scoop portion, said scoop portion including a base, first and second side walls connected to said base, and a handle portion, said handle portion configured to manipulate the position of the scoop portion, said handle portion extends outwardly from a rear of said scoop portion such that over 50% of said handle portion extends over a top surface of said base; and, a rear dumping structure configured to collect material that was positioned on said scooping portion, said rear dumping feature including retaining side walls that at least partially encircle a retaining cavity and a rear retaining wall, said retaining cavity having a front opening and a rear opening, said front opening configured to enable materials on said scoop portion to be moved into said retaining cavity, said rear dumping structure permanently connected to said scoop portion such that said retaining cavity is maintained in a fixed position relative to said first and second side walls of said scoop portion, said rear retaining wall movable between an open and closed position, said rear retaining wall movably positioned at a rear of said retaining side wall, said rear retaining wall in said closed position substantially covering said rear opening to inhibit or prevent solid materials in said retaining cavity from exiting said rear opening, said rear retaining wall in said opened position positioned farther from said rear opening than when said rear retaining wall is in said closed position, said rear retaining wall in said opened position allowing solid materials in said retaining cavity to exit said rear opening.