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An item collection device that allows the user to leisurely walk around with almost no stooping or squatting down required to collect debris and nondebris items such as pine cones, golf balls, pecans, animal droppings, soda straws, toys, cigarette butts, pine straw and many, many other items, wherei

An item collection device that allows the user to leisurely walk around with almost no stooping or squatting down required to collect debris and nondebris items such as pine cones, golf balls, pecans, animal droppings, soda straws, toys, cigarette butts, pine straw and many, many other items, wherein this device can also be used as a storage device for items such as toys, golf balls, pecans, etc. The item collection device is comprised of an item mover and an item receiver. The item mover is comprised of a handle, striking member, lifting member and an adjustable attaching mechanism, wherein the adjustable attaching mechanism allows the item mover to be adjusted for either right hand or left hand use. The striking member is adjustably attached against the lower side of the handle. The lifting member back edge is attached to the striking member bottom edge in a lateral fashion and the lifting member extends outwardly from the striking member front side, terminating in a lifting member front edge. The item receiver is comprised of a container and a pulling cord. The container has an open front end through which items enter into the container. The container is enclosed except for the front end portion. A barrier, which functions to prevent already collected items from spilling out of the container during the item collecting process, is located on the bottom side inner surface of the container near the open front end. The pulling cord is attached to the container near the open front end and is used to pull the container in any direction on a horizontal surface and also upwards.

대표청구항 ▼

eans also configured to occupy a limited amount of space in an area near the open front end so as to leave substantial room to the rear of the barrier means where collected items may reside, wherein the barrier means functions to prevent, up to a limited amount, already collected items from spilling

eans also configured to occupy a limited amount of space in an area near the open front end so as to leave substantial room to the rear of the barrier means where collected items may reside, wherein the barrier means functions to prevent, up to a limited amount, already collected items from spilling out of the containing means during the item collection process, wherein the amount of the limited amount of said items is generally proportional to the height of the barrier means, said barrier means containing a deflection means, said deflection means functioning to deflect most entering items that happen to strike said barrier means in a manner that the items travel upwards and over the barrier means, allowing said items to continue on into the containing means, wherein the containing means back side is so configured that said back side could rest on a flat horizontal surface thereby placing the containing means in an upright position wherein the open front end would be above the back side, wherein the upright position is useful for storage purposes, said pulling means is attached to the containing means near the open front end, wherein the pulling means provides a means for pulling the containing means in any direction on a horizontal surface and also in an upwards direction away from the horizontal surface.