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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Stephen M. Pope, Lenexa, KS (US);
Huang-mo Hsieh, Puyan Township, TW;
Huang-lung Lin, Puyan Township, TW;
Stephen M. Pope, Lenexa, KS (US);
Huang-Mo Hsieh, Puyan Township, TW;
Huang-Lung Lin, Puyan Township, TW;
FAULTLESS STARCH/BON AMI COMPANY, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
A nut gatherer device includes a cage formed by a plurality of wires. Each of the wires has a bowed middle segment and two straight end portions. Opposite end portions of the wires are secured within opposed hubs, each hub including first and second annular sets of spaced teeth, with the end portions of the wires secured in the radially-aligned spaces. A retainer affixed to the hub secures the wires between. A compressible washer between the wires and the retainer provides further securement and vibration dampening. An axle aperture in the hubs allows the cage to be rotatably attached to a handle. In use, the wire cage is rolled on the ground into contact with a bulky object, such as a nut, so that the object forces the wires to separate and permit the nut to pass into the cage where it is retained until emptying.