Disposable pocketed manual refuse collector

Claim 2

In a disposable pocketed manual refuse collector, a permanently secured assembly of flexible sheet material members normally lying in flat face-to-face relation so that a number of the collectors can be stacked flat in a packet, the collector comprising: a palm covering member; a finger sheathing cot member supported on one face of said palm covering member and secured to said palm covering member along side and front margins and flexible away from said palm covering member to provide a rearward opening to receive a users fingers within a sheath between the members; a pocket member supported on an opposite face of said palm covering member and secured to said side margins and along a rear margin of said palm covering member; said pocket member having a free front edge from side-to-side between said margins and being flexibly deflectable away from said palm covering member to form therewith a pocket opening forwardly with said edge providing a scoop facilitating picking up of refuse and depositing of the same in the pocket by manipulation of the collector; the secured front end portions of the palm covering member and the finger sheathing cot member extending substantially forwardly beyond the forward edge of said pocket member; and said sheathing cot member being unattached relative to the palm covering member to a position spaced substantially forwardly from the rear end of said palm covering member, thereby permitting substantial relative flexing of the portion of the palm covering member extending rearwardly from the finger sheath cot member away from the palm of a hand carrying the collector to facilitate deflection of the pocket member into scoop form.

Claim 3

A collector according to claim 1, wherein said pocket member comprises stiffer material than said palm covering member.

Claim 4

A collector according to claim 1, wherein all of said members are of thermoplastic material and the secured margins are heat sealed seams.

Claim 5

A collector according to claim 1, including a finger stall dividing indentation extends inwardly from the forward edges of said extending portions and short of said pocket member edge.

Claim 6

A collector according to claim 1, including pocket expansion means at the rear portion of said pocket.

Claim 7

A collector according to claim 5, wherein said pocket expansion means comprise a folded tuck in the rear portion of said palm covering member.

Claim 8

A collector according to claim 1, assembled in a stack with a plurality of additional similar collectors in flat condition, and means supporting the stack of collectors as a dispensing packet.

Claim 9

An assembly according to claim 7, wherein said means comprise a container having an openable closure at one side through which the collectors can be dispensed by sliding them from the stack one at a time.

Claim 10

In a disposable pocketed manual refuse collector, a permanently secured assembly of flexible sheet material members normally lying in flat face-to-face relation so that a number of the collectors can be stacked flat in a packet, the collector comprising: a palm covering member; a finger sheathing cot member supported on one face of said palm covering member and secured to said palm covering member along side and front margins and flexible away from said palm covering member to provide a rearward opening to receive a users fingers within a sheath between the members; and a pocket member supported on an opposite face of said palm covering member and secured to said side margins and along a rear margin of said palm covering member; said pocket member having a free front edge from side-to-side between said margins and being flexibly deflectable away from said palm covering member to form therewith a pocket opening forwardly with said edge providing a scoop facilitating picking up of refuse and depositing of the same in the pocket by manipulation of the collector; said finger sheathing cot member having its rear edge spaced forwardly a substantial distance from the rear edge of the palm covering member so that the sheath is in the form of a partial glove and the rear portion of the palm covering member is flexibly movable away from the palm of a hand having fingers engaged in the partial glove; said pocket member having its forward edge spaced substantially rearwardly from the forward end of the palm covering member for freedom of manipulation by fingers in the partial glove; said palm member having a folded tuck in its rear portion providing for load capacity expansion of the rear portion of the pocket; said front end glove portion of the palm covering member being adapted to be tucked into the front end of the loaded pocket as a retaining cover; said rear end portion of the finger sheathing cot member being engageable as a carrying handle by fingers of the hand hooked thereunder whereby to facilitate carrying the loaded collector.

Claim 11

In a disposable pocketed manual refuse collector, a permanently secured assembly of flexible sheet material members normally lying in flat face-to-face relation so that a number of the collectors can be stacked flat in a packet, the collector comprising: a palm covering member; a finger sheathing cot member supported on one face of said palm covering member and secured to said palm covering member along side and front margins and flexible away from said palm covering member to provide a rearward opening to receive a users fingers within a sheath between the members; and a pocket member supported on an opposite face of said palm covering member and secured to said side margins and along a rear margin of said palm covering member; said pocket member having a free front edge from side-to-side between said margins and being flexibly deflectable away from said palm covering member to form therewith a pocket opening forwardly with said edge providing a scoop facilitating picking up of refuse and depositing of the same in the pocket by manipulation of the collector; said finger sheathing cot member having its rear edge spaced forwardly a substantial distance from the rear edge of the palm covering member so that the sheath is in the form of a partial glove and the rear portion of the palm covering member is flexibly movable away from the palm of a hand having fingers engaged in the partial glove; said pocket member having its forward edge spaced substantially rearwardly from the forward end of the palm covering member for freedom of manipulation by fingers in the partial glove; said palm member having a folded tuck in its rear portion providing for load capacity expansion of the rear portion of the pocket; said front end glove portion of the palm covering member being adapted to be tucked into the front end of the loaded pocket as a retaining cover; said rear end portion of the finger sheathing cot member being engageable as a carrying handle by fingers of the hand hooked thereunder whereby to facilitate carrying the loaded collector.