US 11,788,242 B1
Pickup stick assemblies
Larry Spikes, Marshall, TX (US)
Filed by Larry Spikes, Marshall, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/844,297.
Int. Cl. A01D 9/06 (2006.01); E01H 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC E01H 1/12 (2013.01) [E01H 2001/1233 (2013.01); E01H 2001/1293 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pickup stick assembly, comprising:
an assembly housing comprising:
a proximal housing end;
a distal housing end; and
a spring retaining member between the proximal housing end and the distal housing end;
an assembly shaft slidably disposed in the assembly housing and having a proximal assembly shaft end protruding beyond the proximal housing end of the assembly housing and a distal assembly shaft end opposite the proximal assembly shaft end, the assembly shaft deployable in an extended shaft position wherein the distal assembly shaft end protrudes beyond the distal housing end of the assembly housing and a retracted shaft position wherein the distal assembly shaft end is recessed with respect to the distal housing end of the assembly housing;
a shaft retention spring in the assembly housing, the shaft retention spring engaging the spring retaining member and the assembly shaft and normally biasing the assembly shaft in the extended shaft position; and
at least one object retaining member carried by the assembly shaft at the distal assembly shaft end.