US 6,981,412 B2
Adjustable measuring scoop
Edward H. Kilduff, New York, N.Y. (US); and William Y. Kang, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Dalla Piazza & Co., Schneisingen (Switzerland)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/765,294.
Prior Publication US 2005/0160807 A1, Jul. 28, 2005
Int. Cl. G01F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 73—429 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable measuring scoop comprising:
a) a bucket including at least one fixed wall and an opening;
b) a movable partition providing another wall for said bucket, said movable partition connected to said scoop by a rotating means and having a range of motion;
c) a handle connected to said bucket; and,
d) adjustment means for manually moving said movable partition on said rotating means so as to permit convenient selection of a desired scoop size within a maximum and a minimum size, by ready manual manipulation of said adjustment means;
wherein said adjustment means includes a slide having a range of motion, and said adjustable measuring scoop further comprises one or more supports restricting said range of motion of said slide to a linear path.