Mud retriever

Abstract

A mud retriever 10 which includes a handle portion 12 and a blade portion 16 which includes a straight edge 22 which may be used to selectively open a mud container 70 and a semi-elliptical edge 32 which conforms to the curvature of the inner surface 93 of the container 70 and which allows mud 90 (or other material) to be easily retrieved from the container 70 and applied to a desired location 100 or placed within an applicator assembly. The blade portion 16 also includes an edge 30, 22 which each allow the mud 90 to be easily “smeared” or distributed over location 100 . In an alternate configuration, the arcuate blade edge is non-elliptical and the blade includes four separate straight edges 146,148 , and 150 which each have a respectively unique length.

1 ) A mud retriever having a handle portion; and a blade portion which terminates into said handle portion and which includes an arcuate edge; and four separate straight edges which each have a respectively unique length. 
   
   
       2 ) The mud retriever of  claim 1  wherein said handle portion has a longitudinal axis of symmetry and wherein only one of said four separate straight edges is parallel to said longitudinal axis of symmetry. 
   
   
       3 ) The mud retriever of  claim 2  wherein three of said four straight edges are orthogonal to said longitudinal axis of symmetry. 
   
   
       4 ) The mud retriever of  claim 3  wherein two of said three edges are co-linear. 
   
   
       5 ) The mud retriever of  claim 4  when said blade portion forms an acute angle with said handle portion. 
   
   
       6 ) the mud retriever of  claim 5  wherein said handle portion includes a slot and said blade portion operatively resides within said slot. 
   
   
       7 ) the mud retriever of  claim 6  wherein said arcuate edge is non-elliptical.