US Patent Issued on Sept. 30 for "Deck cleaning tool" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,763, issued on Sept. 30.

"Deck cleaning tool" was invented by Leif William Rideout (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for clearing debris out of gaps between wooden or composite boards in a deck is provided, including a slanted blade, an optional horizontal guide plate, and an attachment point for coupling with a handle, vacuum cleaner tube, or leaf blower tube. In preferred operation, the tool is pushed along a deck gap, with the blade protruding ahead and dislodging the debris from the deck gap, up onto the deck to be removed. Other features in certain embodiments might include a detachable blade, a brush attac...