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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Christopher J. Claypool, Huntersville, NC (US);
Jason Ernest Begin, Mooresville, NC (US);
Christopher J. Claypool, Huntersville, NC (US);
Jason Ernest Begin, Mooresville, NC (US);
Rubbermaid Incorporated, Huntersville, NC (US);
Abstract
An ice scoop is disclosed and has a scoop section and a handle section. The scoop section includes a bottom with a forward end, a rear end, and opposed side edges, two opposed side walls extending up from the side edges of the bottom, and a back wall connecting the side walls and connected to the rear end of the bottom. A scoop cavity is defined within the scoop section. The handle section extends rearward from the back wall and has two elongate, opposed, and spaced apart rails. First and second grips extend laterally between the two rails. The first grip is spaced from the back wall. The second grip is spaced from the first grip further from the back wall. The handle section is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the bottom and angles upward away from the back. The handle has an offset step formed in the side rails. The forward end is a reinforced edge. The scoop has a hand shield at the back wall and spaced from the first grip.