US Patent 11679491 Retrieving tool and method

Retrieving tool and method. This includes an elongated shaft having a shaft-length and a shaft-handle joined with a top end of the elongated shaft. Also includes a cord having a cord-length, a cord-handle joined with a first end of the cord, and the cord extending along the elongated shaft and movable relative to the elongated shaft where the cord-length is greater than the shaft-length. A platform is foldable upon itself between opposite platform ends, and the opposite platform ends are joined with a second end of the cord adjacent to a bottom end of the elongated shaft such that the platform is movable toward and away from the bottom end of the elongated shaft by the cord.