Patent ID: 7048317
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. An expandable scoop comprising: a unitary molded body including a bellows section, the bellows section being provided by a first ridge portion surrounding a plurality of slant wall sections and thin wall sections attached between adjacent slant wall sections, the thin wall sections defining peaks and valleys between adjacent slant wall sections, a handle section attached to the bellows section, the handle section including a planar portion and a second ridge portion adjacent a perimeter of the planar portion, and a center bottom section attached to one of the slant wall sections, wherein a height dimension of the scoop in an unexpanded state ranges from about 2.5 to about 12.5 millimeters, and wherein the bellows section including the first ridge portion has an overall height dimension that is substantially the same as a height dimension of the second ridge portion so that the scoop has a substantially single overall height dimension in the unexpanded state.