Patent ID: 7178843

Claim:
A frame for a refuse retrieval device comprising: an upper end of said frame and a lower end of said frame; said lower end of said frame including refuse retrieval scoop means; the frame including an outer frame member having at least one outer frame upper portion and at least one outer frame lower portion; at least one outer prong disposed on one of said at least one outer frame upper portion and said at least one outer frame lower portion; at least one prong receiving opening disposed on the other of said at least one outer frame upper portion and said at least one outer frame lower portion opposite said prong; the frame further including an inner frame member having at least one inner frame upper section and at least one inner frame lower section; at least one inner prong disposed on one of said at least one inner frame upper section and said at least one inner frame lower section; at least one prong receiving opening disposed on the other of said at least one inner frame upper section and said at least one inner frame lower section opposite said prong; and wherein at least one of the inner and outer frame is movable with respect to the other frame.