Patent attributes
Leaves and other debris within water are collected into a porous basket by passing a hoop surrounding an opening of the basket through the water, typically while mounted to a tip of a pole. An interface (such as an elbow) and an attachment couple the hoop of the basket to the tip of the pole. The interface and attachment are pivotally attached together. The interface has a leading portion opposite of trailing portion, with the trailing portion coupled to the hoop and the leading portion forward of a hoop plane. The attachment pivotally attaches to the leading portion of the interface. The attachment and pole can pivot through a wide range of angles relative to the interface and the hoop, and facilitate collection of leaves both when the basket is being maneuvered away from a user and toward a user, and without requiring any rotation of the pole.
