US 12,251,732 B1
Gold panning apparatus
James Adams, Coalmont (CA)
Filed by James Adams, Coalmont (CA)
Filed on May 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/619,494.
Int. Cl. B07B 1/02 (2006.01); B07B 1/46 (2006.01)
CPC B07B 1/02 (2013.01) [B07B 1/469 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gold panning apparatus comprising:
a scoop having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the bottom wall, a top edge of the perimeter wall defining a rim of the scoop, the scoop defining a plurality of grooves in an inner surface of the scoop;
a support member coupled to the rim of the scoop, the support member having a front section and a back section which are coupled together, the front section being coextensive with a portion of the rim of the scoop, the back section extending upwardly and backwardly from the front section with respect to the scoop;
a handle pivotally coupled to the support member at a rear end of the support member, the handle being positionable in a storage position with respect to the support member in which the handle lies atop the support member, the handle being positionable in a use position in which the handle extends backwardly away from the support member with respect to the scoop;
wherein the handle is shaped to lie coextensively with the support member when in the storage position;
wherein the front section of the support member forms a support angle with the back section which is obtuse; and
wherein the handle has a support extension section coupled to the support member and a grip section coupled to the support extension section, the grip section forming a handle angle with the support extension section equivalent to the support angle.