Abstract: A debris collection tray and method of making and installing of same which comprises an elongated, thin, sheet material member which is constructed of a pliable material so that the lower portion of the member can be bent to a transverse position relative to the upper portion member. An adhesive strip or other form of temporary securement is to be applied on the back surface of the member with adhesive to be applied to a vertical wall surface at a selected location so that the lower portion of the member will function as a trough and catch falling debris.

Abstract: A disposable lawn bag providing for easy pick-up and removal of leaves and lawn debris, thus eliminating the need for constant bending and handling of leaves and lawn debris. The bag is held open when the two ends of the enclosed stakes are pulled apart and pushed into the ground. This opens the bag and allows it to sit flush against the ground, so that leaves and debris can be directly raked into the open bag. No bending or handling of leaves and debris is necessary. Once the bag is filled, the ends of the stakes are removed from the ground. The bag may then be closed with any type of closure and then disposed of, using the takes as handles.

Abstract: An improved dustpan includes an elongated receptacle with a lip at one edge of the perimeter of the receptacle and a handle or grip attached to the opposite edge. The handle is perpendicular to the lip. The elongated receptacle extends beneath the handle at least as far as the end of the handle, and can extend further. The elongated receptacle has a flat end wall that permits the dustpan to be stored upright without emptying or spilling its contents. In its upright storage position the dustpan lip is upward and the handle is downward. The end of the handle can stabilize the dustpan in its upright storage position. Several of the dustpans can be nested.

Abstract: An item collection device that allows the user to leisurely walk around with almost no stooping or squatting down required to collect debris and nondebris items such as pine cones, golf balls, pecans, animal droppings, soda straws, toys, cigarette butts, pine straw and many, many other items, wherein this device can also be used as a storage device for items such as toys, golf balls, pecans, etc. The item collection device is comprised of an item mover and an item receiver. The item mover is comprised of a handle, striking member, lifting member and an adjustable attaching mechanism, wherein the adjustable attaching mechanism allows the item mover to be adjusted for either right hand or left hand use. The striking member is adjustably attached against the lower side of the handle. The lifting member back edge is attached to the striking member bottom edge in a lateral fashion and the lifting member extends outwardly from the striking member front side, terminating in a lifting member front edge.

Abstract: A portable waste receptacle in accordance with the present invention includes a bottom and a front wall, a pair of opposing receptacle side walls and rear wall. Each of the walls project upwardly from the bottom and define the interior of the receptacle. The back wall is formed with a flat top portion and had an increasing taper from an initial width at the rear wall midsection to a maximum width at the top leading edge of the rear wall upper section. The top leading edge is further beveled to facilitate placement of debris in the receptacle when the rear wall is placed on the ground. The receptacle includes a removable lid that has a base, and a pair of opposing lid side walls and rear end portion that extend from the base to establish a scoop configuration for the lid. A lip extends around the receptacle side walls and front wall of the receptacle, and the lid abuts an internal shoulder in the lip when the lid is placed on the receptacle.

Abstract: An implement for picking up and removing pet excrement from a surface, comprising a string element, a disposable flexible sheet that my be coupled to the string element, so as to form an edge of the sheet led by the string element, the sheet being removable from the implement, and an isolation mechanism for isolating the pet excrement from the surface by way of sliding the sheet between the pet excrement and the surface while maintaining the string element in a tautly stretched configuration so long as the string element is in close contact with the surface, the isolation mechanism comprising a grip for gripping and moving the isolation mechanism by the hand of the user.

Abstract: A dust pan for collecting a mixture of materials, including liquids, from a flat or contoured surface. This improved dust pan has a flexibly movable bottom wall that conforms to the floor contour and means to reduce liquid spill over.

Abstract: The invention concerns an implement comprising a removable dustpan (3) and a refuse can (2), fixed on a broom handle (1) wherein the refuse can (2) is detachably mounted at a predetermined height above the broom brush (4).

Abstract: An apparatus for converting a conventional hand-held dustpan into a stand-up dustpan having a debris barrier to be used by a standing user, including a hand-held dustpan, an upwardly extending handle and a debris barrier. The dustpan has a pan-shaped base member having a rear wall, two sidewalls and an open front scoop over which debris is swept. The scoop is open at the top, and a handle which has two ends affixedly attached to the base member and extends out from the rear wall to form a U-shaped handle. The upwardly extending handle is attached to the U-shaped handle by a clamping member which snaps onto the U-shaped handle with the upwardly extending handle threaded into a threaded bore provided on the clamping member. The debris barrier has three walls which are respectively positioned parallel to the three walls of the pan-shaped base member of the dustpan.