| CPC B65F 1/02 (2013.01) [B65F 1/1473 (2013.01); B65F 2220/1063 (2013.01); B65F 2240/138 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A device for collecting debris, the device comprising:
a frame comprising:
left and right sides, wherein each one of the left and right sides comprises elongated, respective upper, lower, and front members, wherein the upper and lower members are pivotably connected to one another at respective rear ends thereof, and the front member is pivotably connected to respective front ends of the upper and lower members, wherein the front member is formed of at least two partial members pivotably connected to one another enabling a collapsing of the front member, said each one of the left and right sides selectively movable between an extended configuration in which the front member is non-collapsed and the upper and lower members are pivoted away from one another and a collapsed configuration in which the front member is collapsed and the upper and lower members are pivoted towards each other, and
a plurality of crossbars extending from the left side to the right side; and
a net attachable to the frame; wherein
the device is configured to selectively adopt:
a deployed configuration, in which the left and right sides are arranged in the extended configuration and maintained spaced apart from one another by the plurality of crossbars, and further in which the frame and the net form an enclosure defining an interior space, the enclosure comprising a front opening enabling an insertion of debris into the interior space, and
a vertically-collapsed configuration, in which the left and right sides are arranged in the collapsed configuration, and the front opening has a reduced height with respect to the deployed configuration.
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