Dustpan

A dustpan, the small version of which is also known as a "half brush and shovel", is a cleaning utensil. The dustpan is commonly used in combination with a broom or long brush. The small dustpan may appear to be a type of flat scoop. Though often hand-held for home use, industrial and commercial enterprises use a hinged variety on the end of a stick to allow the user to stand instead of stoop while using it. This latter improved dustpan design was patented by African-American inventor Lloyd Ray on August 9, 1897, while the first patented dustpan was by T.E. McNeill nearly 40 years prior.

Dustpan and brush

Handheld dustpans may be used with either a full-size broom or with a smaller whisk broom or a brush sometimes called a duster or trash spatula. This second combination may be sold as one unit. A variant on the dustpan is the silent butler, a handheld, lidded dustpan.

Gallery

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  "Big Sweep", an installation art by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen (1999-2006) at the Denver Art Museum features a giant half-broom and shovel/dustpan.
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  Hard broom and plastic dustpan.