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Dust pan with closure

US9386901B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2015
Grant dateJul 12, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 9, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L13/52
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hollow dust pan has a bottom wall, two opposed upstanding side walls, an upstanding rear wall, a top wall, an open front, and a movable lid cover over said open front. A handle is attached to the top wall adjacent the open front to extend rearwardly adjacent to and spaced apart from the top wall. A lid cover has a hinge member rotatably attached to the handle to position a peripheral edge of the lid cover at a front peripheral edge of the open front. A lever with a pivot pin is rotatably attached to the handle and the lever has a lever arm member rotatably engaged at a lower end with the hinge member. A strip spring is attached at a lever handle member of the lever to urge the hinge member to position the lid cover in a closed position.

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