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A debris-retrieving cane comprising a longitudinal cane shaft member having an upper handle portion and effectively having a lower ground-surface-engageable portion, with said cane shaft member being provided adjacent to the bottom end thereof with a hollow debris-receiving receptacle means and effe

A debris-retrieving cane comprising a longitudinal cane shaft member having an upper handle portion and effectively having a lower ground-surface-engageable portion, with said cane shaft member being provided adjacent to the bottom end thereof with a hollow debris-receiving receptacle means and effectively with debris-movement means for use in moving and manipulating a quantity of debris relative to the debris-receiving receptacle means into received relationship for removal of received and retrieved debris for subsequent emptying elsewhere. The entire device closely simulates and is capable of use as an effective cane concurrently with and independent of its use as a debris retriever and is also capable of use as an auxiliary weapon in the event that the person carrying the device is assaulted, attacked, or threatened.

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A debris-retrieving cane, comprising: a longitudinal cane shaft member effectively provided at an upper end thereof with a handle member portion and effectively provided at a bottom end thereof with a ground-surface-engageable cane tip member portion, said longitudinal cane shaft member being provid

A debris-retrieving cane, comprising: a longitudinal cane shaft member effectively provided at an upper end thereof with a handle member portion and effectively provided at a bottom end thereof with a ground-surface-engageable cane tip member portion, said longitudinal cane shaft member being provided adjacent to said bottom end thereof with a hollow debris-receiving receptacle means having a ground-surface-engageable entry lip portion movable into engagement with a ground surface for positioning adjacent to a quantity of debris which is to be removed and, in such position, defining at least a portion of a receiving entry opening provided in said debris-receiving receptacle means and effectively communicating the exterior and the hollow interior thereof, said debris-receiving receptacle means being effectively positioned with respect to a lower portion of said cane shaft member in a manner capable of being placed with said ground-surface-engageable entry lip portion projecting from said cane member in a direction such as to be capable of engagement with a ground surface and with said entry opening effectively open for the reception of a quantity of debris which is to be removed; and debris movement and manipulation means for effectively moving and manipulating a quantity of debris which is to be removed along a ground surface initially supportIng such debris toward the ground-surface-engaged entry lip portion for forced movement thereover and through said entry opening into said hollow interior of said debris-receiving receptacle means said debris-movement-and-manipulation means comprising a longitudinal handle portion and an effective debris-engaging spatula portion at the bottom end of said longitudinal handle portion normally mounted in longitudinal, laterally adjacent, substantially parallel relationship with respect to a corresponding longitudinal part of said longitudinal cane shaft member and provided with controllably openable and closeable fastening means for normally fastening and retaining said longitudinal handle portion and said debris-engaging spatula portion at the bottom thereof immediately adjacent to and in longitudinal contiguous relationship with respect to said part of said cane shaft member until controllable manual unfastening thereof, said fastening means, when controllably unfastened, effectively releasing said longitudinal handle portion of said debris-movement-and-manipulation means whereby to allow said lower debris-engaging spatula portion thereof to move into a position spaced from but adjacent to and movable toward said ground-surface-engageable entry lip portion of said debris-receiving receptacle means and said entry opening defined thereabove when in the debris-receiving operative position.