Dustpan, or dustsheet, and receptacle

Abstract

An alternate form of a dustpan, described as a dustsheet, and a receptacle for storage of the dustsheet.

1 . A dustsheet comprising a generally flat and flexible semi-rectangular shaped sheet with one edge of said semi-rectangular shaped sheet being curved, and an area of the semi-rectangular shaped sheet near the curved edge providing a grasping area to hold the said dustsheet and wherein ones thumb may be used to depress said grasping area to produce a desirable contour of the dustsheet for use. 
   
   
       2 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  wherein said grasping area has an elastomeric or foam layer. 
   
   
       3 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  wherein the dustsheet has ridges, raised sections, or raised edges not exceeding ¾ inch in height from a flat surface, when the main body, not an edge, rests against the flat surface. 
   
   
       4 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  wherein the dustsheet has ridges, raised sections, or raised edges not exceeding ½ inch in height from a flat surface, when the main body, not an edge, rests against the flat surface. 
   
   
       5 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  wherein the dustsheet has ridges, raised sections, or raised edges not exceeding ⅜ inch in height from a flat surface, when the main body, not an edge, rests against the flat surface. 
   
   
       6 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  wherein the dustsheet has ridges, raised sections, or raised edges not exceeding ¼ inch in height from a flat surface, when the main body, not an edge, rests against the flat surface. 
   
   
       7 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  wherein the curved edge is at a radius of about 13 to 17 inches. 
   
   
       8 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  made of plastic. 
   
   
       9 . The dustsheet of  claim 1  made of a laminate of plastic and paper or paperboard. 
   
   
       10 . A receptacle for a dustsheet providing for wall or kitchen base cabinet door attachment comprising a back wall, a bottom wall, two side walls that are tapered increasing in width from the bottom wall upwards, and a front wall being at an angle from the back wall. 
   
   
       11 . The back wall of  claim 10  wherein said back wall provides a means of attachment to a wall or cabinet door. 
   
   
       12 . The means of attachment of  claim 11  being an adhesive. 
   
   
       13 . The side walls of  claim 10  having unequal lengths. 
   
   
       14 . A combined unit of a dustsheet of  claim 1  and a receptacle for the dustsheet wherein the receptacle provides for wall or kitchen base cabinet door installation and comprises a back wall with an adhesive as a means of attachment to the wall or kitchen base cabinet door, a bottom wall, two side walls that are tapered increasing in width from the bottom wall upwards, and a front wall being at an angle from the back wall. 
   
   
       15 . The receptacle of  claim 10  wherein said front wall extends from said back wall at a maximum of about ¾ to 1½ inch. 
   
   
       16 . The combined unit of a dustsheet and receptacle of  claim 14  wherein the dustsheet, as stored in the receptacle, typically extends outward and at an angle from the back wall when the receptacle is attached to a wall or base cabinet door.