Patent ID: 7815153
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B65B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A device for directing leaves into a bag comprising: a plurality of panels defining a passageway having an entrance and an exit; a first forwardly extending arm and a second forwardly extending arm, said arms defining an intake area adjacent said entrance to said passageway; a bag removably affixed adjacent said exit of said passageway, said bag for collecting objects passing through said passageway and for allowing air to escape through openings in said bag; wherein said plurality of panels includes an upwardly angled lower panel configured such that a lower edge of said upwardly angled lower panel contacts a ground surface and wherein said upwardly angled lower panel extends upwardly from said lower edge with respect to ground surface when the device is in an operational configuration and wherein said entrance to said passageway is larger than said exit of said passageway, said upwardly angled lower panel for inducing circulating airflow in said bag.