Patent ID: 7179078

Claim:
A scoop device for scooping portions of material, comprising: a frame; a plunger extending through the frame and having opposite ends; a plunger handle attached to one of the opposite ends of the plunger and positioned on one side of the frame; a pair of scoop halves pivotally connected to move between an open position allowing the scoop to be pushed into material to be scooped with such material entering the scoop, and a closed position; a pivot plate attached to the end of the plunger opposite the end to which the plunger handle is attached so that movement of the plunger causes movement of the pivot plate in relation to the frame; and a pair of lever arms, each lever arm being coupled between the frame, the pivot plate, and a scoop half; whereby, moving the plunger moves the pivot plate in relation to the frame causing the lever arms to move to open or close the scoop halves.