Hand scoop for placing masonry grout

Abstract

A hand scoop for lifting and passing grout or high density granular material has a pair of handles formed such that a first worker can readily remove grout from a container, and then manually pass the scoop and grout to another worker to simplify and accelerate grouting operations.

1 . A hand scoop for lifting and passing grout, or any other high density granular material, comprising: 
 an elongated housing having a planar top wall, a bottom wall, and spaced side walls joined to outer edges of the top wall and the bottom wall to define a front opening for receiving liquid grout, and a rear wall blocking passage of grout from the housing so as to form a bucket for containing grout;    the top wall having a first length from the rear wall to said front opening, the bottom wall having a greater length from the rear wall to the front opening and said side walls having front edges extending from the top wall to the bottom wall;    a front elongated handle comprising a second pair of legs rigidly attached to the side walls in a position perpendicular to the plane of the top wall, and a handle midsection joined to the upper ends of the legs in a position parallel to the plane of the top wall and normal to the length of the housing; and    a rear elongated handle comprising a pair of legs rigidly attached to the side walls in a position perpendicular to the plane of the top wall, and a handle midsection joined to the upper ends of the second pair of legs, in a position parallel to the front handle, the front handle legs being joined to said side walls proximate said opening, normal to the length of the housing and the legs of the rear handle being joined to the side walls proximate said rear wall.    
   
   
       2 . A scoop as defined in  claim 1 , in which the bottom wall is flat.  
   
   
       3 . A scoop as defined in  claim 1 , in which the bottom wall is rounded.  
   
   
       4 . A scoop as defined in  claim 1 , in which the sidewalls are parallel, one to the other.  
   
   
       5 . A scoop as defined in  claim 1 , in which the sidewalls each have a front edge forming an acute angle with respect to the bottom edge thereof.  
   
   
       6 . A scoop as defined in  claim 1 , in which the front and rear handle midsections each have a length permitting the hands of at least two users to grasp the handle midsections, side by side.  
   
   
       7 . A scoop as defined in  claim 6 , in which the handle midsections are each seven inches long.