Patent ID: 7954867

Claim:
A pick up device comprising: a container defining an interior space, the container having a front wall movable between an open position in which it is completely spaced from the container and a closed position, and a rear wall movable between an open position and a closed position; a reciprocating arm associated with the container for moving the front wall between the open position away from the container and the closed position adjacent the container, the front wall being mounted only on the reciprocating arm and being moved with the reciprocating arm as it moves between the open position and the closed position, such that when the front wall is in the open position an open space is created between the container and front wall in which the front wall is not in contact with the container; an activator for activating movement of the front wall from the open position to the closed position, the activator comprising: a channel formed on or in the container, the channel accommodating the reciprocating arm; a biasing member urging the reciprocating arm into the channel so as to move the front wall to the closed position; stop means for maintaining the reciprocating arm in the channel in the open position; and a release mechanism for selectively releasing the reciprocating arm to allow the biasing member to thereby permit movement of the reciprocating arm to move the front wall to the closed position; and connector means between the rear wall and the container allowing the rear wall to move between the open position and the closed position, the connector means permitting movement from the closed to the open position when the container is oriented at a suitable angle.