US 11,744,170 B2
Handheld spreader with removable sifter
Richard Sevrey, Bristol, IN (US); Joey Arthur, Mishawaka, IN (US); Tim Jones, Osceola, IN (US); John Marshall, Granger, IN (US); Casey Martin, South Bend, IN (US); and Joe Jimenez, Elkhart, IN (US)
Assigned to Earthway Products Inc, Bristol, IN (US)
Filed by Earthway Products Inc, Bristol, IN (US)
Filed on May 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/886,266.
Prior Publication US 2021/0368671 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A01C 15/02 (2006.01); E01H 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 15/02 (2013.01) [E01H 10/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld spreader comprising:
a cup configured to hold particulate material to be spread about a surface, the cup including an open upper end for dispersing the particulate material;
a scoop assembly removably coupled to the open upper end of the cup and including a seat, a handle, and a scoop, wherein the handle comprises a vertically extending hand portion and a horizontally extending hook portion, wherein the scoop is configured to direct particulate material being dispersed from the cup; and
a sifter assembly removably coupled to the seat of the scoop assembly and configured to meter an amount of the particulate material being dispersed from the cup when the sifter assembly is coupled to the scoop assembly;
a rotatable sifter latch positioned on the hook portion of the handle of the scoop assembly, wherein, when the sifter latch is in a first position with respect to the sifter assembly, the sifter latch secures the sifter assembly to the scoop assembly, and wherein, when the sifter latch is in a second position with respect to the sifter assembly different than the first position, the sifter assembly is configured to be removed from the scoop assembly,
wherein, when the sifter assembly is removed from the scoop assembly, the scoop remains attached to the cup and is configured to direct particulate material being provided into the cup via the open upper end,
wherein the sifter assembly is generally circular and includes a tab extending from a periphery of the sifter assembly, wherein, when the sifter latch is in the first position, the sifter latch covers the tab of the sifter assembly, and wherein, when the sifter latch is in the second position, the sifter latch uncovers the tab of the sifter assembly,
wherein the tab of the sifter assembly is aligned with the hook portion of the handle of the scoop assembly when the sifter assembly is coupled to the scoop assembly.