Patent ID: 6450557
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A47F,B25G

Abstract:
An object retrieving device for extending the reach of a user, comprising:an extendable handle having an collapsed condition and an extended condition, the handle comprising a plurality of telescopic sections connected in telescopic relationship, a distal one of the telescopic sections having a free end, the free end having a recess extending into the free end of the distal telescopic section, an aperture being formed in a wall of the distal telescopic section and being in communication with an interior of the recess; a retrieving attachment removably mountable on the free end of the distal telescopic section, the retrieving attachment having an attachment portion for removably attaching the retrieving attachment to the handles wherein the retrieving attachment comprises a scoop attachment having a scoop portion mounted on the attachment portion, the scoop portion comprising a first extent extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the handle, a second extent extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and a third extent extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle; and wherein the third extent has a lip extending toward the first extent.