Scoop

Abstract

The device is a scoop for use with an aeration machine for collecting debris lying on the ground. The scoop including a frame and a plurality of debris pick-up plates, where each plate is mounted on the frame. Each plate also has a biasing mechanism for urging a leading edge of the plate downwardly as it is drawn across the ground.

1 . A scoop for use with an aerator comprising a frame defining a front and a rear, said frame having two attachment points attachable to an aeration device, said scoop further having a plurality of plates pivotally connected to said frame, said plates substantially horizontally aligned, said scoop further having a biasing means to bias each plate downwardly. 
     
     
         2 . The scoop of  claim 1  wherein said biasing means comprises a plurality of arms, each of said arms pivotally connecting one of said plurality of plates (the “associated plate”) to said frame near the front edge of said associated plate. 
     
     
         3 . The scoop of  claim 1  wherein each of said plates has a wedge shaped skid mounted to the underside of said plate. 
     
     
         4 . The scoop of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of plates further includes a counterweight. 
     
     
         5 . The scoop of  claim 2  wherein said biasing means further comprises a plurality of upstanding posts, each of said upstanding posts positioned near the front edge of one of said plates and each said training arm pivotably attaches to a corresponding one of said upstanding posts. 
     
     
         6 . The scoop of  claim 1  further having a side means to retain debris scooped onto said plates. 
     
     
         7 . The scoop of  claim 6  wherein said side means to retain debris further comprises a plate pivotably connected to said frame.