Patent ID: 9718571
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65F

Claim:
1. A device for collecting yard waste and other loose materials, then transferring the materials to a trash can or other waste receptacle, comprising: a generally tray-shaped body of plastic material, having a substantially flat bottom and a rear wall and two side walls extending up from the bottom, the body having a front edge substantially linear, configured to lie flatly on a yard or other surface such that leaves and other debris lying on the surface can be raked into the device, the front edge, between the two side walls, being at least about 28 inches wide, the rear wall being at least about 8 inches high from the bottom, and the side walls tapering from where meeting the rear wall down to about 3-6 inches near the front end of the device, the body being formed of a flexible plastic material such that the front edge is bendable by pressing inward on the sides of the body, from a linear configuration to a curved configuration wherein the center of the front edge dips downwardly 3-5 inches with a total inward force on the sides of about 4-10 pounds, to facilitate pouring loose materials from the device into a narrow waste receptacle, a pair of handles at left and right on the side walls, the handles being positioned closer to the rear wall of the body than to the front edge, and the body having an overall length from front to rear in the range of about 26 inches to 35 inches.