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 edges 30, 22 which each allow the mud 90 to be easily “smeared” or distributed over location 100.

1 ) A mud retriever comprising a handle portion; and a blade portion having a straight edge which integrally terminates into a second semi-elliptical shaped edge and wherein said blade portion further includes a third arcuate shaped edge. 
   
   
       2 ) The mud retriever of  claim 1  wherein said third arcuate shaped edge has a non-uniform radius of curvatures. 
   
   
       3 ) The mud retriever of  claim 2  wherein said blade portion is generally flat. 
   
   
       4 ) The mud retirever of  claim 3  wherein said handle has a longitudinal axis of symmetry. 
   
   
       5 ) A mud retirever comprising a handle portion having a longitudinal axis of symmetry; and a blade portion which integrally terminates into said handle portion and wherein said blade portion is unsymmetrical about said longitudinal axis of symmetry of said handle portion and wherein said blade portion is also unsymmetrical about any axis which is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of symmetry. 
   
   
       6 ) The mud retriever of  claim 5  wherein said blade portion is generally flat. 
   
   
       7 ) The mud retriever of  claim 6  wherein said handle has a longitudinal axis of symmetry. 
   
   
       8 ) The mud retriever of  claim 7  wherein said blade portion has a semi-elliptical edge. 
   
   
       9 ) A mud retriever comprising a handle portion having a longitudinal axis of symmetry, wherein said handle portion includes a generally round bottom portion and a pair opposed and substantially identical flared side portions; and a blade portion which integrally terminates into said handle portion, wherein a first of said pair of said opposed and substantially identical flared side portions terminates into a first edge of said blade portion which is parallel to said longitudinal axis of symmetry and wherein a second of said pair of opposed and substantially identical flared end portions terminates into a second edge of said blade portion which protrudes away from said longitudinal axis of symmetry and wherein said first and said second edges terminates into a third semi-elliptical edge portion. 
   
   
       10 ) The mud retriever of  claim 9  wherein said blade portion is generally flat. 
   
   
       11 ) The mud retriever of  claim 10  wherein said handle portion forms an acute angle with said blade portion.