US20140202344A1 - Lightweight portable lawn caddy - Google Patents
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- Lawn service equipment comes in many shapes and sizes.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,131,861 issued on Oct. 17, 2000 to Fortier deals with a bag holder having an adjustable frame assembly.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,416,713, issued Jul. 9, 2002 to Abrams deals with a rigid liner for yard refuse bags and
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,659,407 that issued Dec. 9, 2003 to Asaro, deals with a collapsible trash bag stand with punch tab bag retainers.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,134 that issued on Jun. 8, 2010 to Mutert deals with a bag stand.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,450,461 deals a trash bag holder.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,222,825, that issued May 29, 2007 to Gilbert deals with yet another lawn waste bag holder.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,686,260 that issued Mar. 30, 2010 to Tetradis deals with a lawn and leaf bag holder.
- U.S. Pat. No. 8,038,107 that issued on Oct. 18, 2011 to Goins deals with a method of retaining a lawn waste bag in an open position.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,850,129 that issued Dec. 14, 2010 to Neuenberger deals with a trash bag holder.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,014,199 that issued on Mar. 21, 2006 to Hendzel deals with an adjustable multiple container deployment Cart.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,819,407 that issued Oct. 26, 2010 to Charitun deals with a cart for transporting beach accessories.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,703,723, issued Apr. 27, 2010 to Cooper, et al that deals with a bag support device.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,994,302 that issued Feb. 7, 2006 to Simmons deals with a lawn maintenance system that is comprised of bags on a wheeled cart.
- U.S. Patent Publication 2003/0218104 that published Nov. 27, 3003 in the name of Klotz deals with a device to hold paper bag for grass clippings
- U.S. design Patent 556,417 that issued Nov. 27, 2007 deals with a cleaning trolley that apparently holds trash cans.
- the device of the instant invention has a unique sliding one piece panel track mechanism that attaches to a platform track at the back of the vertical struts, to allow the adjustability of the funnel and bag.
- a portable lawn caddy comprising in combination two adjacent, spaced-apart, parallel struts, each said strut having a near end and a distal end, each said strut having a handle at the distal end wherein the distal ends are joined by a flat platform.
- the distal ends have an axle through them and each end of the axle is fitted with a rotatable wheel.
- the funnel top has bottom edges, and mounted on the bottom edges, there are panels.
- the panels are configured to provide a box-like structure, said panels having mounted on an outside surface, spring clips for holding a trash bag.
- each said bar has vertical clips attached thereto, said vertical clips aligning in width with the openings in the vertical tubular rails, each said vertical bar being insertable in one of the vertical tubular rails.
- a portable lawn caddy In a second embodiment, there is a portable lawn caddy.
- the lawn caddy comprises in combination two adjacent, spaced-apart, parallel struts. Each strut, has a near end and a distal end and each strut has a handle at the distal end.
- the distal ends are joined by a flat platform and the distal ends have an axle through them.
- Each of the ends of the axle is fitted with a rotatable wheel.
- the back plate mounted near the distal ends of the struts, the back plate having a single, essentially centered, vertical tubular rail attached to it.
- the vertical tubular rail has openings through it, wherein the openings are evenly spaced in a vertical row.
- the funnel top has bottom edges, there being mounted on the bottom edges, panels.
- the panels are configured to provide a box-like structure.
- the panels have mounted on an outside surface, spring clips for holding a trash bag.
- the back panel of the box-like structure has fixedly mounted thereon, a vertical bar, the bar having vertical clips attached to it.
- the vertical clips align in width with the openings in the vertical tubular rail, the vertical bar being insertable in the vertical tubular rail.
- FIG. 1 is a full side view of the device of this invention holding a trash bag and equipped with a funnel.
- FIG. 2 is a full front view of the device.
- FIG. 3 is a full back view of the device without panel or tracks.
- FIG. 4 is a full back view of the device showing panel and tracks.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged portion of the device from the back showing detail of the panel and tracks.
- FIG. 6 is an enlargement of a portion of the panel and tracks showing the detail.
- FIG. 7 is a
- FIG. 8A is a front view of the funnel.
- FIG. 8B is a top view of the funnel.
- FIG. 9 is a detailed view of the novel fastener for the funnel panels.
- FIG. 10 is a detailed view of the novel fastener for the funnel panels.
- FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 11
- FIG. 12 is a full view of the rod handle of the compactor.
- FIG. 13 is a full front view of the platform of the compactor.
- FIG. 14 is a view of a strap for holding a bag in place.
- FIG. 15 is a full view of the collapsible rake of this invention.
- FIG. 16 is a full front view of the device of this invention that is equipped with all of the accessories for lawn work.
- FIG. 17 is a full back view of another embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 18 is a full top view of the single bar embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a full side view of a device 1 of this invention and FIG. 2 is a full front view.
- struts 2 which form a portion of the back of the device t.
- Each strut 2 has a distal end 3 and a near end 4 , and in the there is shown a handle 5 attached to the near ends 4 .
- the distal ends 3 are attached to a platform 6 (See FIGS. 2 and 13 ) all of which will be discussed in detail infra.
- the distal ends 3 of the struts 2 have an axle 7 through them which supports wheels 8 .
- the wheels 8 should be at least 3 inches in diameter, but can be larger, and most preferred is 43 ⁇ 4 inches in diameter.
- cross members 9 There is a plurality of cross members 9 extending from one strut 2 to the other strut 2 to stabilize the form of the device 1 , and also to allow for certain attachments and for holding equipment as will be discussed infra. Although these cross members 9 can be bolted onto the struts 2 , it is preferred that such cross members 9 be welded to the struts 2 .
- FIG. 2 Also shown in FIG. 2 is an extended (telescopic) wheel bar 10 and wheel 11 for the wheel bar 10 .
- the extended wheel bar 10 has a distal end 12 and a near end 13 and the wheel 11 is rotatably mounted on the distal end 12 .
- the near end 13 is fastened to a cross member 9 at the back of the device 1 . It is fastened by being rotatably attached to a welded hinge plate 14 that is attached to the cross member 9 .
- FIG. 3 is a full front view of the device 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a full back view of the device 1 in which like numbers refer to like components as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the back plate 15 fixedly mounted on the back of the device 1 and near the distal ends 4 of the strut 2 .
- the back plate 15 forms 1 ⁇ 2 of the novel system for adjusting the funnel 16 , wherein the detail of the funnel 16 will be described infra.
- the back plate 15 has two parallel, adjacent, evenly spaced, vertical tubular rails 17 attached to it. Each vertical tubular rail has vertically aligned openings 27 .
- the funnel 16 is removable. Aside from the funnel top 18 , the funnel 16 is comprised of four, lower vertical panels 19 that are hinged onto the bottom edges 20 of the funnel top 18 by hinges that will be discussed infra.
- the panels 19 form a box-like structure 23 (see FIG. 8B ) on the bottom of the funnel top 18 .
- the panels 19 have attached to them, spring clips 21 (see FIG. 11 ), that are mounted on the outside surface of the lower vertical panels 19 , and are used for holding a trash bag 22 ( FIG. 1 ) on the funnel 16 .
- FIG. 4 Shown in FIG. 4 is a back panel 24 ( 19 ), which is the back panel of the box-like structure 23 .
- the back panel 24 has fixedly mounted on it, parallel, spaced-apart, bars 28 (see FIG. 5 ) that have vertical clips (or buttons) 25 attached to them, that align with and have the width of the openings 27 on the back plate 15 .
- the bars 28 are attached to the back panel 24 as shown in FIG. 6 , wherein it is shown that the bars 28 are affixed at the top 29 of the bar 28 .
- the side panel of the vertical tubular rail 26 has been removed so that the relationship of the bar 28 and the vertical tubular rail 26 can be illustrated.
- FIG. 7 is a full top view of the combination of the bar 28 and the vertical tubular rail 26 .
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of said panel and plate.
- FIG. 6 illustrates the alignment and interface between the back plate 15 and the vertical clips 25 , and the back panel 24 and the openings 27 . It should be noted that the buttons or clips 25
- the trash bag 22 can be filled sequentially from bottom to top without worrying about the trash bag 22 slipping or moving on the device.
- the adjustable, extendable bar wheel 10 is affixed to a middle cross member 9 at the back of the back plate 15 which allows the easy transport of the device 1 .
- the device will allow the easy transport to the street or any other denoted dumping site for the trash.
- a strap 37 shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIGS. 8A and 8B wherein it is shown in FIG. 8A the funnel 16 , showing the funnel top 18 in cross-section taken from FIG. 5 , through line A-A, and back panel 24 .
- the cross sectional funnel shows one mode of the interior fastening devices for the four components of the funnel top 18 which are bolts 30 , and receivers 31 for the bolts, which, as can be observed from the enlargement FIGS. 9 and 10 .
- FIG. 9 shows two of the funnel components 32 being brought together to fasten with the bolt 30 . It is contemplated within the scope of this invention to fasten the funnel components together using hinges for collapsibility purposes. It is also contemplated within the scope of this invention to use magnets 40 ( FIG. 8A ) to secure such funnel components.
- the funnel components 32 also have a hinge 40 , that hinges the funnel components 32 to each other (See FIG. 8A ).
- FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate a rod-like handle 33 which, for illustration purposes, threadedly connects to the platform 34 to form the rod compactor 35 , is used to tamp down and compact the trash in the trash bag 22 .
- FIG. 14 is an illustration of a strap 37 to hold the trash bag 22 on the device 1 while trash bag 22 is being transported.
- an adjustable rake 38 that is capable of being mounted on the device 1 .
- FIG. 16 shows a device 1 of this invention fully loaded with accessories. Shown are water bottle 39 , the rake 38 , the platform 34 , the rod compactor handle 33 , the funnel 16 with panels 19 fully collapsed, and a strap 37 .
- FIG. 17 a device 42 which has only a single rail 43 adjustment means as opposed to the double rail adjustment means of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 17 shown in FIG. 17 is the device 42 (top portion shown), along with the funnel 47 , the spring clips 49 that hold the trash bag, the vertical tube 45 , and the single rail 48 .
- openings 52 in the single rail 48 and openings 53 in the vertical tube 45 and these align with each other.
- the single rail 48 and the vertical tube 45 are held in place by the insertion of a pin 51 through both holes.
- the pin is removed and the funnel 16 with the single rail 48 is moved up or down to accommodate the desired height and then the pin 51 is re-inserted through the holes to hold them in place.
- the devices 1 and 42 of this invention and its accessories are manufactured from aluminum, plastics, or carbon fiber impregnated resins, or a combination of them.
- the devices of this invention i.e., a lawn caddy is for receiving and transporting waste such as grass clippings, leaves, plant vegetation and compost waste.
- the lawn caddy transports yard waste from one location to another without heavy lifting. It is light and durable, having a maximum weight of 10 to 12 pounds with a capacity to hold 40 pounds or less of yard waste. By filling refuse bags and transporting waste to a curb side shortens time spent in cutting and cleaning lawns.
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A lawn caddy for receiving and transporting waste such as grass clippings, leaves, plant vegetation and compost waste. The lawn caddy transports yard waste from one location to another without heavy lifting. It is light and durable, having a maximum weight of 10 to 12 pounds and can contain up to 40 pounds of waste or less. By filling refuge bags and transporting waste to a curb side shortens time spent in cutting and cleaning lawns.
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- This application is a divisional of, and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/478,227, filed May 23, 2012, currently pending.
- Lawn service equipment comes in many shapes and sizes. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,131,861, issued on Oct. 17, 2000 to Fortier deals with a bag holder having an adjustable frame assembly. U.S. Pat. No. 6,416,713, issued Jul. 9, 2002 to Abrams deals with a rigid liner for yard refuse bags and U.S. Pat. No. 6,659,407 that issued Dec. 9, 2003 to Asaro, deals with a collapsible trash bag stand with punch tab bag retainers.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,134, that issued on Jun. 8, 2010 to Mutert deals with a bag stand. U.S. Pat. No. 6,450,461 deals a trash bag holder. U.S. Pat. No. 7,222,825, that issued May 29, 2007 to Gilbert deals with yet another lawn waste bag holder. U.S. Pat. No. 7,686,260 that issued Mar. 30, 2010 to Tetradis deals with a lawn and leaf bag holder. U.S. Pat. No. 8,038,107 that issued on Oct. 18, 2011 to Goins deals with a method of retaining a lawn waste bag in an open position. U.S. Pat. No. 7,850,129 that issued Dec. 14, 2010 to Neuenberger deals with a trash bag holder.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,014,199, that issued on Mar. 21, 2006 to Hendzel deals with an adjustable multiple container deployment Cart. U.S. Pat. No. 7,819,407 that issued Oct. 26, 2010 to Charitun deals with a cart for transporting beach accessories. U.S. Pat. No. 7,703,723, issued Apr. 27, 2010 to Cooper, et al that deals with a bag support device. U.S. Pat. No. 6,994,302 that issued Feb. 7, 2006 to Simmons deals with a lawn maintenance system that is comprised of bags on a wheeled cart. U.S. Patent Publication 2003/0218104 that published Nov. 27, 3003 in the name of Klotz deals with a device to hold paper bag for grass clippings, and U.S. design Patent 556,417 that issued Nov. 27, 2007 deals with a cleaning trolley that apparently holds trash cans.
- These prior art devices have unique functions, such as, folding arms, folding legs, dual containers, and they essentially all do a similar process of containing yard waste. Some have some sort of frame to support containers. Some have wheels for transporting lawn debris. Some pack and hold lawn waste. The device of the instant invention has a unique sliding one piece panel track mechanism that attaches to a platform track at the back of the vertical struts, to allow the adjustability of the funnel and bag.
- Thus, what is disclosed and claimed herein is a portable lawn caddy, the lawn caddy comprising in combination two adjacent, spaced-apart, parallel struts, each said strut having a near end and a distal end, each said strut having a handle at the distal end wherein the distal ends are joined by a flat platform.
- The distal ends have an axle through them and each end of the axle is fitted with a rotatable wheel. There is a plurality of cross members extending from one strut to the other strut. There is a back plate mounted near the distal ends of the struts, the back plate having a parallel set of vertical tubular-rails attached thereto, each said vertical tubular rail having openings through it, wherein the openings are adjacent and evenly spaced in vertical rows.
- There is a removable funnel having a funnel top. The funnel top has bottom edges, and mounted on the bottom edges, there are panels. The panels are configured to provide a box-like structure, said panels having mounted on an outside surface, spring clips for holding a trash bag.
- There is a back panel of the box-like structure that has fixedly mounted thereon, parallel, spaced-apart, vertical bars, each said bar having vertical clips attached thereto, said vertical clips aligning in width with the openings in the vertical tubular rails, each said vertical bar being insertable in one of the vertical tubular rails.
- There is an adjustable, extendable bar wheel affixed to a middle cross member, at the back of the back plate. The lower edges have mounted thereon, spring clips for holding a trash bag.
- In a second embodiment, there is a portable lawn caddy. The lawn caddy comprises in combination two adjacent, spaced-apart, parallel struts. Each strut, has a near end and a distal end and each strut has a handle at the distal end.
- The distal ends are joined by a flat platform and the distal ends have an axle through them. Each of the ends of the axle is fitted with a rotatable wheel. There is a plurality of cross members extending from one said strut to the other strut.
- There is a back plate mounted near the distal ends of the struts, the back plate having a single, essentially centered, vertical tubular rail attached to it. The vertical tubular rail has openings through it, wherein the openings are evenly spaced in a vertical row.
- There is a removable funnel having a funnel top. The funnel top has bottom edges, there being mounted on the bottom edges, panels. The panels are configured to provide a box-like structure. The panels have mounted on an outside surface, spring clips for holding a trash bag.
- The back panel of the box-like structure has fixedly mounted thereon, a vertical bar, the bar having vertical clips attached to it. The vertical clips align in width with the openings in the vertical tubular rail, the vertical bar being insertable in the vertical tubular rail. There is an adjustable, extendable bar wheel affixed to a middle cross member, at the back of the back plate.
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FIG. 1 is a full side view of the device of this invention holding a trash bag and equipped with a funnel. -
FIG. 2 is a full front view of the device. -
FIG. 3 is a full back view of the device without panel or tracks. -
FIG. 4 is a full back view of the device showing panel and tracks. -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged portion of the device from the back showing detail of the panel and tracks. -
FIG. 6 is an enlargement of a portion of the panel and tracks showing the detail. -
FIG. 7 is a -
FIG. 8A is a front view of the funnel. -
FIG. 8B is a top view of the funnel. -
FIG. 9 is a detailed view of the novel fastener for the funnel panels. -
FIG. 10 is a detailed view of the novel fastener for the funnel panels. -
FIG. 11 is -
FIG. 12 is a full view of the rod handle of the compactor. -
FIG. 13 is a full front view of the platform of the compactor. -
FIG. 14 is a view of a strap for holding a bag in place. -
FIG. 15 is a full view of the collapsible rake of this invention. -
FIG. 16 is a full front view of the device of this invention that is equipped with all of the accessories for lawn work. -
FIG. 17 is a full back view of another embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 18 is a full top view of the single bar embodiment. -
FIG. 1 is a full side view of a device 1 of this invention andFIG. 2 is a full front view. There is shown two adjacent, space-apart,parallel struts 2 which form a portion of the back of the device t. Eachstrut 2 has a distal end 3 and anear end 4, and in the there is shown a handle 5 attached to the near ends 4. The distal ends 3 are attached to a platform 6 (SeeFIGS. 2 and 13 ) all of which will be discussed in detail infra. The distal ends 3 of thestruts 2 have an axle 7 through them which supports wheels 8. For this invention, the wheels 8 should be at least 3 inches in diameter, but can be larger, and most preferred is 4¾ inches in diameter. - There is a plurality of
cross members 9 extending from onestrut 2 to theother strut 2 to stabilize the form of the device 1, and also to allow for certain attachments and for holding equipment as will be discussed infra. Although thesecross members 9 can be bolted onto thestruts 2, it is preferred thatsuch cross members 9 be welded to thestruts 2. - Also shown in
FIG. 2 is an extended (telescopic)wheel bar 10 and wheel 11 for thewheel bar 10. Theextended wheel bar 10 has adistal end 12 and a near end 13 and the wheel 11 is rotatably mounted on thedistal end 12. The near end 13 is fastened to across member 9 at the back of the device 1. It is fastened by being rotatably attached to a weldedhinge plate 14 that is attached to thecross member 9. Thus, thewheel bar 10 and the wheel 11 are designed to collapse and fit up against thecross member 9 for storage as shown inFIG. 1 .FIG. 3 is a full front view of the device 1. -
FIG. 4 is a full back view of the device 1 in which like numbers refer to like components as shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 . - Also shown is a
back plate 15 fixedly mounted on the back of the device 1 and near the distal ends 4 of thestrut 2. Theback plate 15 forms ½ of the novel system for adjusting thefunnel 16, wherein the detail of thefunnel 16 will be described infra. Theback plate 15 has two parallel, adjacent, evenly spaced, verticaltubular rails 17 attached to it. Each vertical tubular rail has vertically alignedopenings 27. - The
funnel 16 is removable. Aside from thefunnel top 18, thefunnel 16 is comprised of four, lower vertical panels 19 that are hinged onto the bottom edges 20 of thefunnel top 18 by hinges that will be discussed infra. The panels 19 form a box-like structure 23(seeFIG. 8B ) on the bottom of thefunnel top 18. The panels 19 have attached to them, spring clips 21 (seeFIG. 11 ), that are mounted on the outside surface of the lower vertical panels 19, and are used for holding a trash bag 22 (FIG. 1 ) on thefunnel 16. - Shown in
FIG. 4 is a back panel 24(19), which is the back panel of the box-like structure 23. Theback panel 24 has fixedly mounted on it, parallel, spaced-apart, bars 28 (seeFIG. 5 ) that have vertical clips (or buttons) 25 attached to them, that align with and have the width of theopenings 27 on theback plate 15. - The
bars 28 are attached to theback panel 24 as shown inFIG. 6 , wherein it is shown that thebars 28 are affixed at the top 29 of thebar 28. The side panel of the verticaltubular rail 26 has been removed so that the relationship of thebar 28 and the verticaltubular rail 26 can be illustrated. - In use, the
bar 28 with thevertical clips 25 inserts into the verticaltubular rail 26, and thevertical clips 25 insert intoopenings 27 in theback plate 15 and hold thefunnel 16 and box-like structure 23 in place. To adjust thefunnel 16, theclips 25 are removed from theopenings 27 by pressing on theback plate 15 and elevating or dropping thefunnel 16, until the desired height is obtained, and then the buttons or clips 25 are re-inserted back into theopenings 27.FIG. 7 is a full top view of the combination of thebar 28 and the verticaltubular rail 26. - The details of the
back plate 15 and the vertical clips orbuttons 25, and theback panel 24 and theopenings 27 can best be viewed inFIG. 5 , which is an enlarged view of said panel and plate. -
FIG. 6 illustrates the alignment and interface between theback plate 15 and thevertical clips 25, and theback panel 24 and theopenings 27. It should be noted that the buttons or clips 25 - In this manner, the
trash bag 22 can be filled sequentially from bottom to top without worrying about thetrash bag 22 slipping or moving on the device. - The adjustable,
extendable bar wheel 10 is affixed to amiddle cross member 9 at the back of theback plate 15 which allows the easy transport of the device 1. When the clean up job is finished, or when thetrash bag 22 is full, then the device will allow the easy transport to the street or any other denoted dumping site for the trash. - To facilitate the handling of the
trash bag 22, and to ensure that thetrash bag 22 remains with the device 1 during transport, there is used astrap 37, shown inFIG. 1 . - Turning now to a detailed discussion of the
funnel 16, reference is made toFIGS. 8A and 8B wherein it is shown inFIG. 8A thefunnel 16, showing thefunnel top 18 in cross-section taken fromFIG. 5 , through line A-A, and backpanel 24. The cross sectional funnel shows one mode of the interior fastening devices for the four components of thefunnel top 18 which arebolts 30, andreceivers 31 for the bolts, which, as can be observed from the enlargementFIGS. 9 and 10 .FIG. 9 shows two of thefunnel components 32 being brought together to fasten with thebolt 30. It is contemplated within the scope of this invention to fasten the funnel components together using hinges for collapsibility purposes. It is also contemplated within the scope of this invention to use magnets 40 (FIG. 8A ) to secure such funnel components. Thefunnel components 32 also have ahinge 40, that hinges thefunnel components 32 to each other (SeeFIG. 8A ). - As the
trash bag 22 is filled, one can use the rod compactor set forth inFIGS. 12 and 13 , whereinFIG. 12 illustrate a rod-like handle 33 which, for illustration purposes, threadedly connects to theplatform 34 to form the rod compactor 35, is used to tamp down and compact the trash in thetrash bag 22. Also shown inFIG. 14 is an illustration of astrap 37 to hold thetrash bag 22 on the device 1 whiletrash bag 22 is being transported. Finally, there is anadjustable rake 38 that is capable of being mounted on the device 1. -
FIG. 16 shows a device 1 of this invention fully loaded with accessories. Shown arewater bottle 39, therake 38, theplatform 34, therod compactor handle 33, thefunnel 16 with panels 19 fully collapsed, and astrap 37. - Turning now to another embodiment of this invention there is shown in
FIG. 17 adevice 42 which has only a single rail 43 adjustment means as opposed to the double rail adjustment means of the first embodiment. - Thus, shown in
FIG. 17 is the device 42 (top portion shown), along with thefunnel 47, the spring clips 49 that hold the trash bag, thevertical tube 45, and thesingle rail 48. - There are openings 52 in the
single rail 48, and openings 53 in thevertical tube 45 and these align with each other. Thesingle rail 48 and thevertical tube 45 are held in place by the insertion of apin 51 through both holes. To adjust, the pin is removed and thefunnel 16 with thesingle rail 48 is moved up or down to accommodate the desired height and then thepin 51 is re-inserted through the holes to hold them in place. - The
devices 1 and 42 of this invention and its accessories are manufactured from aluminum, plastics, or carbon fiber impregnated resins, or a combination of them. - The devices of this invention, i.e., a lawn caddy is for receiving and transporting waste such as grass clippings, leaves, plant vegetation and compost waste. The lawn caddy transports yard waste from one location to another without heavy lifting. It is light and durable, having a maximum weight of 10 to 12 pounds with a capacity to hold 40 pounds or less of yard waste. By filling refuse bags and transporting waste to a curb side shortens time spent in cutting and cleaning lawns.
Claims (3)
1.-5. (canceled)
6. A rod compactor, said rod compactor comprising:
a. an elongated handle threaded on one end;
b. a flat platform with a top surface and a leading edge;
c. at least one strap mounted on said top surface of said flat platform;
d. there being a threaded opening in said top surface of said flat platform to accommodate said threaded end of said elongated handle.
7. (canceled)
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