Ray, Lloyd P.
1860-unknown · Contribution: 1897
Improved dust-pan with a reinforced floor-contact edge and a removable, spring-fastened adjustable handle
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Impact on the world
Refined the everyday dust-pan into its enduring form; design principles still used in household and industrial dustpans.
Life & background
African-American inventor of Seattle, Washington; born 1860 in Springfield, Missouri.
Sources
- U.S. patent record; BET; PopUP CleanUP
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