Patent ID: 7736009

Claim:
An illuminated dustpan comprising, a) a debris receptacle capable of resting flat on a planar surface, b) two hinges, c) a door assembly, hingedly attached to the debris receptacle by the two hinges, d) a handle, attached fixedly to the door assembly, whereby the door assembly closes over the debris receptacle when the handle is in a first position and opens when the handle is in a second position; e) at least one light producing structure, mounted in said door assembly and visible when said door assembly is open, said at least one light producing structure comprising; i) at least one light source mounted in the at least one light producing structure, ii) at least one light shaping means mounted in the at least one light producing structure, said at least one light shaping means being capable of providing illumination of the surface in an area extending from immediately adjacent to the dustpan and for a further distance from the dustpan, wherein said illumination is characterized as having a low grazing angle, and iii) whereby said light may be directed from close to the debris receptacle to far from the debris receptacle by rocking the handle forward and backward respectively providing illumination nearly parallel to the surface at further distances.