Patent ID: 7736008

Claim:
An illuminated dustpan comprising a) a dustpan with a debris receptacle resting flat on a planar surface to store debris swept into the debris receptacle by a broom, b) at least one body section attached to the debris receptacle, and c) at least one light producing structure, mounted in said at least one body section, said at least one light producing structure comprising; i) at least one light source mounted in the at least one light producing structure, ii) at least one light shaping means mounted in the at least one light producing structure for focused, low grazing angle illumination, said at least one light shaping means being capable of providing illumination of the surface in an area extending from immediately adjacent to the dustpan and for a further distance from the dustpan, wherein said illumination is characterized as having a low grazing angle, and iii) whereby said light is focused at an angle nearly parallel to the surface.