Patent ID: 6612374
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A beach cleaner for recovering waste, comprising:a grating portion for scooping up waste as the beach cleaner is moved, said grating portion being inclined so that a front side thereof assumes a lower position; a rotor disposed on an upper side of said grating portion, said rotor being adapted to rotate so that a lower portion of the rotor rotates towards a rear portion of said grating portion, said rotor being mounted on a rotary shaft extending substantially in a transverse direction of the beach cleaner, thereby delivering waste rearwardly between the rotor and the grating portion; and a reticulate portion formed behind said grating portion, said reticulate portion being inclined wherein a rear side of said reticulate portion is located at a lower position to hold waste, said reticulate portion including a frame and a chamber having a lower wall, two upwardly projecting side walls and a rear wall, at least said lower wall including openings therein for enabling sand to return by gravity to a beach, wherein said frame includes an upper portion secured to said upwardly projecting side walls and a lower portion adjustably mounted relative to said upper portion, and wherein the rear side of the reticulate portion may be adjusted by adjusting the lower portion of said frame relative to said upper portion.