Dust pan with removable adhesive sheet

Abstract

An adhesive dustpan sheet and dustpan assembly for collecting dust and debris is disclosed. The dustpan sheet has a layer of adhesion on at least a side of the dustpan sheet and a tab on at least a side of the dustpan sheet configured to be received in a tab receptacle on a dustpan. The dustpan sheet may further have a plurality of stackable dustpan sheets that can be removed for disposal as dust and debris is collected in the dustpan.

1 . A dustpan sheet comprising:
 an adhesive layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the dustpan sheet, wherein the dustpan sheet is configured to be received in a dustpan.   
     
     
         2 . The dustpan sheet of  claim 1 , wherein a tab on a side edge of the dustpan sheet is configured to be received in a tab receptacle of the dustpan. 
     
     
         3 . The dustpan sheet of  claim 1 , including a plurality of tabs extending from one or more side edges thereof, the tabs each configured to be received in a respective tab receptacle of the dustpan. 
     
     
         4 . The dustpan sheet of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of tabs comprises at least two tabs positioned on opposite side edges of the dustpan sheet and at least one tab positioned on a back side edge of the dustpan sheet that extends between the opposite side edges. 
     
     
         5 . The dustpan sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer has an adhesion of at least 20 oz/in. 
     
     
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         12 . A method of manufacturing a dustpan pad for use in a dustpan comprising:
 providing an adhesive layer on at a least a portion of an upper surface of a plurality of sheets;   arranging the plurality of sheets in an aligned stack with the adhesive layer of each sheet other than a top sheet releasably securing an adjacent one of the sheets in the aligned stack; and   cutting the aligned stack to comprise a stack of dustpan sheets configured to be received in a dustpan.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the cutting comprises cutting a protruding tab on a side edge of each of the plurality of dustpan sheets that is configured to be received in a tab receptacle of the dustpan. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the cutting comprises cutting a plurality of protruding tabs extending from one or more side edges of each of the plurality of dustpan sheets, the tabs each configured to be received in a respective tab receptacle of the dustpan. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of tabs comprises at least two tabs positioned on opposite side edges of each of the plurality of dustpan sheets and at least one tab positioned on a back side edge of each of the plurality of dustpan sheets that extends between the opposite side edges. 
     
     
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         22 . A dustpan assembly comprising:
 a dustpan comprising a base, the base having an open face for collecting dust and debris; and   a dustpan pad comprising at least one dustpan sheet comprising an adhesive layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the dustpan sheet, configured to be received in the dustpan.   
     
     
         23 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 22 , wherein a tab on a side edge of the dustpan sheet is configured to be received in a tab receptacle of the dustpan. 
     
     
         24 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 22 , including a plurality of tabs extending from one or more side edges of the dustpan sheet, the tabs each configured to be received in a respective tab receptacle of the dustpan. 
     
     
         25 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 24 , wherein the plurality of tabs comprises at least two tabs positioned on opposite side edges of the dustpan sheet and at least one tab positioned on a back side edge of the dustpan sheet that extends between the opposite side edges. 
     
     
         26 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the adhesive layer has an adhesion of at least 20 oz/in. 
     
     
         27 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the dustpan sheet comprises a plurality of the dustpan sheets, the dustpan sheets being arranged in an aligned stack with each of the dustpan sheets being removably secured to the adhesive layer of a next one of the dustpan sheets in the aligned stack. 
     
     
         28 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 27  further comprising a final dustpan sheet layer in the aligned stack, the final sheet layer having an upper surface with an adhesive layer removably secured to a final dustpan sheet in the stack, and a lower surface removably securable to a surface of the dustpan. 
     
     
         29 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 28  wherein the lower surface of the final sheet layer includes a further adhesive layer for removably sticking to the surface of the dustpan. 
     
     
         30 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 28  wherein the lower surface of the final sheet layer includes a fastener securing mechanism for securing to a surface of the dustpan. 
     
     
         31 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 27  wherein a lower surface of each of the dustpan sheets includes an adhesion prophylactic layer. 
     
     
         32 . The dustpan assembly of  claim 27  wherein the final sheet layer is more rigid than the dustpan sheets.