Patent ID: 6135519
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
Device for collecting an object on the ground, comprising:a set of rigid walls forming a box (2) having an opening (3) for the insertion of the object,a piece (4) for at least partially closing the above-mentioned opening anda means (5) for grasping the device with,the opening (3) which extends in an approximately vertical plane at the front of the box,the closing piece (4), which is borne by one (7) of the ends (7, 8) of at least one thin element (9) guided in translation on the box in a direction approximately perpendicular to the plane of the opening of the box, the other end (8) of the thin element having, at least indirectly, a handling means (10) that makes it possible to move the closing piece (4) toward the opening (3),this device being characterized in that:it comprises two thin elements (9) which, with the closing piece (4) and at least indirectly the handling means, form a frame, these two thin elements (9), existing in the form of strips, sliding in grooves (12) provided in the two lateral walls of the box, which are orthogonal to the opening, andthe thin elements (9) comprise means (11) that make it possible to fold them locally in order to reduce their length, and consequently the bulkiness of the device.