One-Handed Ice Scoop

Abstract

An ice scoop is disclosed and has a scoop section with a bottom, a leading edge, two spaced apart side walls extending up from opposed sides of the bottom, and a back between the two side walls extending up from the bottom opposite the leading edge. The scoop has a cavity formed within the bottom, the side walls, and the back, and having an open front end and extending rearward therefrom. The scoop has a handle connected to and extending rearward from the back. The scoop cavity has an extended cavity section disposed under the handle that is a contiguous part of the cavity. The handle is spaced above the extended cavity section.

1 . An ice scoop comprising:
 a scoop section having a bottom, a leading edge, two spaced apart side walls extending up from opposed sides of the bottom, and a back between the two side walls extending up from the bottom opposite the leading edge;   a cavity formed within the bottom, the side walls, and the back, and having an open front end and extending rearward therefrom; and   a handle connected to and extending rearward from the back,   wherein the cavity has an extended cavity section disposed under the handle.   
   
   
       2 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the extended cavity section is formed as a contiguous part of the cavity. 
   
   
       3 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is spaced above the extended cavity section and the extended cavity section extends rearward under the handle sufficient to form a hand shield. 
   
   
       4 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the open front end of the cavity is wider between the side walls than the cavity near the back. 
   
   
       5 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the side walls diverge gradually away from one another from the back to the open front end. 
   
   
       6 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the leading edge of the scoop section is reinforced having a greater material thickness than adjacent parts of the bottom. 
   
   
       7 . An ice scoop according to  claim 6 , wherein the reinforced leading edge continues upwardly along a front edge of each of the side walls, respectively. 
   
   
       8 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the bottom of the scoop section and angles upward relative to the bottom further away from the back. 
   
   
       9 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle and the scoop section are integrally formed with one another from a polycarbonate material. 
   
   
       10 . An ice scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom is gradually convexly curved upward. 
   
   
       11 . An ice scoop according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom curvature is greater near the back than near the leading edge. 
   
   
       12 . A scoop comprising:
 a scoop body having a bottom with a leading edge, a pair of opposed side walls extending up from opposed edges of the bottom, and a back disposed between the two side walls and opposite the leading edge;   a cavity defined above the bottom between the two side walls and forward of the back;   a handle connected to and extending rearward from the back; and   an extended cavity section disposed under the handle, the extended cavity section having a top panel extending beneath the handle and over the extended cavity section,   wherein the back has an upper section connected to a base of the handle and a lower section closing a rear end of the extended cavity section, the lower section positioned generally below and spaced from a free end of the handle.   
   
   
       13 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the handle is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the bottom of the scoop body, extends from the upper section of the back, and is angled upward further away from the upper section. 
   
   
       14 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the scoop body has an open mouth at the leading edge, and wherein the cavity is wider at the open mouth than at the back. 
   
   
       15 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the upper section of the back has a forwardly curved top portion that overhangs a part of the cavity. 
   
   
       16 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the leading edge is reinforced having a greater material thickness along the leading edge than a thickness of the adjacent portions of the bottom, and wherein the reinforced leading edge continues upwardly along a front edge of each of the side walls, respectively. 
   
   
       17 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the handle is integrally formed with the scoop body. 
   
   
       18 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the bottom is gradually convexly curved upward. 
   
   
       19 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the cavity has no sharp corners, with all surface transitions being gradually curved. 
   
   
       20 . A scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the bottom has a groove or ridge extending between the leading edge and the back.