Patent ID: 8393045

Claim:
A hand-held matter removal apparatus comprising: a rectangular curved plate of a hand-held tool with an inner surface and an outer surface; wherein said curved plate comprises a shape substantially similar to an arc of an inner side surface of a stackable circular bucket; two straight side edges of said curved plate; a flat bottom edge of said curved plate; a curved handle-hanger element of said hand-held tool longitudinally located along a top of said curved plate; wherein said curved handle-hanger element is shaped to substantially fit over a rim of said stackable circular bucket allowing said curved plate and said curved handle-hanger element to hang from said rim; and wherein said curved handle-hanger element and said curved plate are shaped to hang in-between two stacked buckets; and two taper elements, each one located on a corner of said curved plate, said taper elements comprising an inward taper starting from each of said straight side edges and tapering toward said handle-hanger element, said taper element capable of prevention of matter build-up in said handle-hanger element.