Patent ID: 9555541
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B25B,B25J,E01H

Claim:
1. A handheld collector device comprising: an elongated handle attached to a non-rotating tine assembly, said tine assembly comprising a plurality of tines sets mounted on a head, each said tine set comprising a plurality of tines, all of said tines extending in a distal direction away from said handle; an ejector assembly comprising a sliding sleeve grip member coaxially positioned on said handle, a plurality of ejector blades, each of said ejector blades being positioned between a pair of adjacent tine sets, and a spring mounted on said handle, said spring maintaining said ejector blades in a recessed proximal position; whereby movement of said sliding sleeve grip member along said handle in the distal direction extends said ejector blades in the distal direction, thereby causing any objects collected within said tines to be ejected from said device, and further whereby said spring returns said ejector blades proximally to said recessed position.