Sand cleaning tool

Abstract

A tool that cleans debris from sand when pulled on the sand by a user. The tool includes a sieve and a handle. The handle is so positioned on the sieve so as to allow the sieve to have a working position for cleaning the debris from the sand when the tool is pulled on the sand by the user and a non-working position for not cleaning the debris from the sand when the tool is pulled on the sand by the user.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tool for cleaning debris from sand when pulled on the sand by a user, comprising:
 a) a sieve; and   b) a handle;   wherein said handle is so positioned on said sieve so as to allow said sieve to have a working position for cleaning the debris from the sand when said tool is pulled on the sand by the user and a non-working position for not cleaning the debris from the sand when said tool is pulled on the sand by the user.   
     
     
         2 . The tool of  claim 1 , further comprising an axle. 
     
     
         3 . The tool of  claim 2 , wherein said axle is fixedly attached to said sieve. 
     
     
         4 . The tool of  claim 2 , wherein said axle has a pair of ends. 
     
     
         5 . The tool of  claim 4 , further comprising a pair of wheels. 
     
     
         6 . The tool of  claim 5 , wherein said pair of wheels are rotatably disposed on said pair of ends of said axle, respectively. 
     
     
         7 . The tool of  claim 5 , wherein said pair of wheels include a pair of balloon tires, respectively; and
 wherein said pair of balloon tires of said pair of wheels, respectively, are for facilitating emptying out the debris from said sieve by bouncing said pair of balloon tires of said pair of wheels, respectively, against a debris receptacle.   
     
     
         8 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein said sieve is generally semi-cylindrically shaped. 
     
     
         9 . The tool of  claim 2 , wherein said sieve has a pair of lateral bounds. 
     
     
         10 . The tool of  claim 9 , wherein said sieve includes a frame. 
     
     
         11 . The tool of  claim 10 , wherein said sieve includes a mesh. 
     
     
         12 . The tool of  claim 11 , wherein said frame of said sieve includes a pair of U-shaped end rods. 
     
     
         13 . The tool of  claim 12 , wherein said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         14 . The tool of  claim 12 , wherein said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve are parallel to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The tool of  claim 12 , wherein said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve have lowermost points fixedly attached to said axle. 
     
     
         16 . The tool of  claim 12 , wherein said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve contribute to said pair of lateral bounds of said sieve. 
     
     
         17 . The tool of  claim 12 , wherein said frame of said sieve includes a U-shaped intermediate rod. 
     
     
         18 . The tool of  claim 17 , wherein said U-shaped intermediate rod of said frame of said sieve is aligned with said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve. 
     
     
         19 . The tool of  claim 17 , wherein said U-shaped intermediate rod of said frame of said sieve is parallel to said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve. 
     
     
         20 . The tool of  claim 17 , wherein said U-shaped intermediate rod of said frame of said sieve is disposed midway between said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve. 
     
     
         21 . The tool of  claim 17 , wherein said U-shaped intermediate rod of said frame of said sieve has a lowermost point fixedly attached to said axle. 
     
     
         22 . The tool of  claim 12 , wherein said frame of said sieve includes a pair of straight side rods. 
     
     
         23 . The tool of  claim 22 , wherein said pair of straight side rods of said frame of said sieve are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         24 . The tool of  claim 22 , wherein said pair of straight side rods of said frame of said sieve are parallel to each other. 
     
     
         25 . The tool of  claim 22 , wherein said pair of straight side rods of said frame of said sieve are fixedly attached to said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve, respectively. 
     
     
         26 . The tool of  claim 22 , wherein said pair of straight side rods of said frame of said sieve close off said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve, respectively. 
     
     
         27 . The tool of  claim 22 , wherein said frame of said sieve includes a pair of straight transverse rods. 
     
     
         28 . The tool of  claim 27 , wherein said pair of straight transverse rods of said frame of said sieve are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         29 . The tool of  claim 27 , wherein said pair of straight transverse rods of said frame of said sieve are parallel to each other. 
     
     
         30 . The tool of  claim 27 , wherein said pair of straight transverse rods of said frame of said sieve are fixedly attached to said pair of straight side rods of said frame of said sieve, respectively, so as to define therewith an open mouth; and
 wherein said open mouth of said sieve is for scooping up the sand with the debris therein when said tool is in said working position thereof and pulled on the sand by the user.   
     
     
         31 . The tool of  claim 30 , wherein said mesh of said sieve includes a pair of side portions. 
     
     
         32 . The tool of  claim 31 , wherein said pair of side portions of said mesh of said sieve cover said pair of U-shaped end rods of said frame of said sieve, respectively. 
     
     
         33 . The tool of  claim 31 , wherein said mesh of said sieve includes a main portion. 
     
     
         34 . The tool of  claim 33 , wherein said main portion of said mesh of said sieve extends from one straight transverse rod of said frame of said sieve to the other straight transverse rod of said frame of said sieve. 
     
     
         35 . The tool of  claim 33 , wherein said main portion of said mesh of said sieve and said pair of side portions of said mesh of said sieve cover said sieve entirely, except for said open mouth of said sieve. 
     
     
         36 . The tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a comb; and
 wherein said comb is for combing the sand as the debris is being removed from the sand.   
     
     
         37 . The tool of  claim 36 , wherein said comb depends pivotally from said sieve. 
     
     
         38 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein said handle is straight. 
     
     
         39 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein said handle is slender. 
     
     
         40 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein said handle is elongated. 
     
     
         41 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein said handle is telescopic for length adjustment. 
     
     
         42 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein said handle has a proximal end. 
     
     
         43 . The tool of  claim 17 , wherein said handle has a distal end. 
     
     
         44 . The tool of  claim 27 , wherein said distal end of said handle is disposed on one straight transverse rod of said frame of said sieve. 
     
     
         45 . The tool of  claim 44 , wherein said handle extends fixedly outwardly from said one straight transverse rod of said frame of said sieve so as to offset said handle relative to said axle so as to allow transition between said working position of said sieve and said non-working position of said sieve by merely pivoting said handle. 
     
     
         46 . The tool of  claim 43 , wherein said distal end of said handle is disposed at said U-shaped intermediate rod of said frame of said sieve. 
     
     
         47 . The tool of  claim 42 , wherein said proximal end of said handle is T-shaped for facilitating gripping said handle by the user when the user pulls said tool. 
     
     
         48 . A method of using a tool for cleaning debris from sand when pulled on the sand by a user, comprising the steps of:
 a) pivoting the tool, by way of a handle of the tool, so that an open mouth of a sieve of the tool faces toward a direction of travel;   b) pulling the tool in the direction of travel, with the open mouth of the sieve engaging into the sand and capturing the debris;   c) shaking the tool up-and-down so that any sand left in the sieve will fall out leaving only the debris in the sieve;   d) dumping the debris out of the sieve into a debris receptacle, by bouncing a pair of balloon tires of a pair of wheels of the tool, respectively, against the debris receptacle; and   e) pivoting the tool, by way of the handle, so that the open mouth of the sieve faces upwardly and ready for non-cleaning travel.