Dustpan with Roller

Abstract

A dustpan is disclosed. The dustpan include a debris receptacle coupled to the grip, having a debris collection surface and a bottom surface, and a roller mechanism, wherein the roller mechanism includes a roller with an adhesive surface, a biasing member, and a handle to apply a force coupled to the grip, wherein application of force to the handle moves the roller from i) a non-contact position, above the bottom surface of the debris receptacle, to ii) a contact position, configured to be one of below the bottom surface of the debris receptacle or ground level, and wherein once the force is released the biasing member returns the roller to the non-contact position.

1 . A dustpan comprising,
 a grip,   a debris receptacle coupled to the grip, having a debris collection surface and a bottom surface, and   a roller mechanism,   wherein the roller mechanism includes
 a roller with an adhesive surface, 
 a biasing member, and 
 a handle to apply a force coupled to the grip, 
   wherein application of force to the handle moves the roller from i) a non-contact position, above the bottom surface of the debris receptacle, to ii) a contact position, configured to be one of below the bottom surface of the debris receptacle or ground level, and   wherein once the force is released the biasing member returns the roller to the non-contact position.   
     
     
         2 . The dustpan of  claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a button, whereby pressing the button applies the force. 
     
     
         3 . The dustpan of  claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a surface, whereby pressing the surface applies the force. 
     
     
         4 . The dustpan of  claim 1 , the debris receptacle further comprises a shaped leading edge. 
     
     
         5 . The dustpan of  claim 4 , wherein the curved leading edge is one of parabolic, hyperbolic, or circular in nature, 
     
     
         6 . The dustpan of  claim 4 , wherein the shaped leading edge is v-shaped. 
     
     
         7 . A method of collecting dust and debris comprising;
 leveling a leading edge of a dustpan to a surface to be cleaned, the dustpan includes:
 a grip, 
 a debris receptacle coupled to the grip, having a debris collection surface with a leading edge and a bottom surface, and 
 a roller mechanism, 
 wherein the roller mechanism includes
 a roller with an adhesive surface, 
 a biasing member, and 
 a handle to apply a force coupled to the grip, 
 
 wherein application of force to the handle moves the roller from i) a non-contact position, above the bottom surface of the debris receptacle, to ii) a contact position, configured to be one of below the bottom surface of the debris receptacle or ground level, and 
 wherein once the force is released the biasing member returns the roller to the non-contact position; 
   using a debris displacement device, displace debris into the debris receptacle past the leading edge until debris is collected over the debris collection surface;   without moving the dustpan, applying a force to the handle to cause the roller with an adhesive surface to move from the non-contact position to the contact position;   with the leading edge lifted off the surface to be cleaned, moving the dustpan substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned in a direction along an axis between the grip and the leading edge;   collecting remaining debris from the surface to be cleaned by the roller with an adhesive surface; and   releasing the force to the handle to cause the roller with an adhesive surface to move from the contact position to the non-contact position.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the handle includes a button, whereby pressing the button applies the force. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the handle includes a surface, whereby pressing the surface applies the force. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , the debris receptacle further comprises a shaped leading edge. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the shaped leading edge is one of parabolic, hyperbolic, or circular in nature, 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the shaped leading edge is v-shaped.