Patent ID: 7780210
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A method for moving a first object, comprising the steps of: providing an implement that comprises an elongated body and a head disposed on a distal end of said elongated body, wherein said providing step comprises said elongated body comprising a handle, an intermediate section that extends from said handle and at least initially away from a first axis associated with said elongated body such that said intermediate section is disposed on a first side of said first axis, and a hooking section, wherein said intermediate section interconnects said handle and said hooking section, wherein said head is disposed on a second side of said first axis that is opposite of said first side, and wherein said handle is located between said intermediate section and said head in a lateral dimension that is orthogonal to said first axis; sliding said head of said implement along a surface; directing said head of said implement under a first object using said sliding step; executing a first rotating step comprising rotating said implement after said head is under said first object, wherein said first rotating step comprises reorienting said head and providing an increased engagement between said head and an underside of said first object; and executing a first pulling step comprising pulling said implement to move said first object along said surface, wherein said first pulling step is executed after said first rotating step and while said head remains engaged with said underside of said first object.