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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Bill Ward, Ravanel, SC (US);
Jordan Diatlo, New York, NY (US);
Kate Vallon, New York, NY (US);
Gareth Brown, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Nikki Kaufman, New York, NY (US);
Bill Ward, Ravanel, SC (US);
Jordan Diatlo, New York, NY (US);
Kate Vallon, New York, NY (US);
Gareth Brown, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Nikki Kaufman, New York, NY (US);
Quirky, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions.