Patent ID: 7095305

Claim:
A retractable magnetic sweeper, comprising: a shell member defining a receiving space; a retractable tubular member including a lower tubular section connected to said shell member, and an upper tubular section mounted slidably on said lower tubular section; a moving member mounted on said upper tubular section of said retractable tubular member; a connecting bar member mounted axially within said retractable tubular member, and including an operating end portion extending into said upper tubular section of said retractable tubular member and connected to said moving member, and a connecting end portion extending into said lower tubular section of said retractable tubular member; and a magnetic member mounted in said receiving space of said shell member, and connected to said connecting end portion of said connecting bar member; wherein said moving member is operable to move said magnetic member downward to an operative state, and upward to a non-operative state, wherein said shell member includes a bottom wall extending below said magnetic member, a top portion opposite to said bottom wall, a plurality of side walls extending between said bottom wall and said top portion, and at least one wheel attached to one of said side walls, wherein said shell member is formed as a hollow body having a trapezial cross-section, said side walls including a pair of first side walls opposite to each other, and a pair of second side walls opposite to each other and each extending between said first side walls, and wherein said shell member further includes a guiding wall connected between said bottom wall and one of said second side walls.