Patent ID: 6412842
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A scoop configured for retrieving objects from an associated slot machine tray, the tray having a width, the scoop configured for containing and retaining the retrieved objects when oriented in a horizontal position and when oriented in a vertical position, the scoop comprising:a frame having a bottom wall, a back wall, two opposing side walls and a cover, the bottom wall, opposing side walls and the cover defining an aperture for collecting, retaining and accessing the objects contained therein, the opposing side walls each having a rear portion and a front portion, the opposing side walls being contiguous with the bottom wall forming parallel lower edges, the rear portion of each opposing side wall being contiguous with the cover and forming opposing upper edges substantially parallel to their respective lower edges, wherein the cover and a back portion each have a length substantially equal to one another, the front portion of each opposing side wall having a sloped upper edge, the bottom wall having a front end forming a front edge, and a back end contiguous with the back wall, the front edge being chamfered; and a handle connected to the back wall and extending substantially perpendicular to the frame, the handle having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface being substantially coplanar with a plane defined by the cover and spaced from a plane defined by the bottom wall.