Cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus includes a carrying handle and a collector. The collector has a hollow shell pivoted to the carrying handle, and a spade connected to the hollow shell and defining with the hollow shell a dust collecting open chamber. The spade has a leading edge and a V-shaped cut inwardly extending from a middle of the leading edge. By means of the V-shaped cut, the user can use the spade to pick up waste matters from the ground.

1 . A cleaning apparatus comprising:
 a carrying handle; and   a collector having a hollow shell pivoted to the carrying handle, and a spade connected to the hollow shell and defining with the hollow shell a dust collecting open chamber, the spade having a leading edge with a cut.   
   
   
       2 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cut of the spade extends inwardly from the leading edge of the spade and defines a front open end, a rear closing end and two lateral sides. 
   
   
       3 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the two lateral sides define respectively a first bevel edge which has an end terminating at the rear closing end. 
   
   
       4 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the spade has two second bevel edges respectively formed on the leading edge thereof at two sides of the cut and respectively connected to the other ends of said first bevel edges. 
   
   
       5 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said spade has a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed on a top side wall thereof at two sides of said cut. 
   
   
       6 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said spade further has a stop block formed on the top side wall thereof for stopping waste matters from falling out of said dust collecting open chamber. 
   
   
       7 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a stick connected to said carrying handle for holding by the user. 
   
   
       8 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said carrying handle has two lugs symmetrically disposed at two sides; said hollow shell has two pivot pins symmetrically disposed at two sides and respectively pivoted to the lugs of said carrying handle. 
   
   
       9 . A cleaning apparatus comprising:
 a stick; and   a collector having a spade and a wall perpendicularly extending around the spade and defining with the spade a dust collecting open chamber, the wall being fixedly connected to the stick; wherein the spade has a leading edge with a cut.   
   
   
       10 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the cut of the spade extends inwardly from the leading edge of the spade and defines a front open end, a rear closing end and two lateral sides. 
   
   
       11 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the two lateral sides define respectively a first bevel edge which has an end terminating at the rear closing end. 
   
   
       12 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the spade has two second bevel edges respectively formed on the leading edge thereof at two sides of the cut and respectively connected to the other ends of said first bevel edges. 
   
   
       13 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said spade has a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed on a top side wall thereof at two sides of said cut. 
   
   
       14 . The cleaning apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said spade further has a stop block formed on the top side wall thereof for stopping waste matters from falling out of said dust collecting open chamber.