Patent ID: 8292339

Claim:
A system related to the collecting of objects by a user using at least one substantially non-porous flexible sheet comprising at least one cohesive surface adapted to form at least one cohesive seal when separate regions of the at least one cohesive surface are brought into contact, said system comprising: a) at least one sheet holder structured and arranged to hold the at least one substantially non-porous flexible sheet; b) at least one user grip structured and arranged to assist gripping of said at least one sheet holder by the user; c) at least one sheet folder structured and arranged to fold the at least one substantially non-porous flexible sheet about the objects; d) at least one seal-formation assister structured and arranged to assist the formation of the at least one cohesive seal substantially enclosing the objects within the at least one flexible non-porous sheet; and e) at least one manually-operated actuator structured and arranged to assist manual actuation of said at least one sheet folder and said at least one seal-formation assister by the user without direct contact of the at least one substantially non-porous flexible sheet by the user; f) wherein said at least one sheet folder comprises: i) at least one movable member structured and arranged to be movable between the objects and at least one ground surface supporting the objects, and ii) at least one pivot joint structured and arranged to pivotally join said at least one movable member with said at least one sheet holder about at least one rotational axis; and g) wherein said at least one sheet holder comprises: i) at least one releasable retainer structured and arranged to releasably retain the at least one substantially non-porous flexible sheet on said at least one sheet holder prior to formation of the at least one cohesive seal, and ii) at least one releaser structured and arranged to release the at least one substantially non-porous flexible sheet from said at least one sheet holder on formation of the at least one cohesive seal substantially enclosing the objects within the at least one flexible non-porous sheet.