Patent ID: 6901733

Claim:
A debris gathering and pickup tool, comprising: a) a gathering portion, including i) a flattened gathering head; ii) an elongated handle having an outer diameter; and iii) a coupling arrangement for fixedly coupling the gathering head to the elongated handle, the coupling arrangement effecting the coupling such that the gathering head is attached to the elongated handle at a pre-selected and fixed downward angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongated handle; and b) a grasping portion which is separable from the gathering portion, the grasping portion including i) a flattened grasping member; and ii) a user operated grasping sleeve, which is structured with the grasping member fixedly coupled to the grasping sleeve at an angle substantially equal to the downward angle established between the gathering head and the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle; iii) with the grasping sleeve structured having an internal diameter selected to co-axially accept the elongated handle therein for establishing a slidable coupling between the gathering portion and the grasping portion; c) wherein the slidable coupling of the grasping portion to the elongated handle of the gathering portion is such that the grasping portion may be slidably moved by the user to a selected position along the elongated handle between a first retracted position, wherein the gathering portion may be employed for gathering debris and forming bunches, and a second grasping position wherein debris may be grasped between a second surface of the gathering head and a first surface of the grasping member, enabling a lifting and subsequent disposal of gathered debris.