Excrement remover and bagger

An excrement remover and bagger, comprising:

• a hollow elongate tube having an interior space, a proximal end, and an open distal end, the tube configured to removably receive a flexible elongate bag in the interior space, with a proximal end of the bag arranged within the interior space and an open, distal end of the bag folded over and arranged outside the tube;
• an electrically-actuated retraction mechanism including a flexible elongated element, a clamp at a distal end of the flexible elongated element, and a pulling mechanism configured to pull the flexible elongated element and clamp towards a proximal end of the tube, wherein the clamp is configured to removably engage the proximal end of the bag;
• a user-operable control configured to cause the retraction mechanism to pull the flexible elongated element and clamp further into the interior space of the tube and towards the proximal end of the tube;
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• a bag sealing mechanism configured to seal the bag at discrete lengths thereof forming individual pockets along the bag for holding excrement therein as the bag is pulled into the interior space of the tube by the retraction mechanism, wherein the bag sealing mechanism comprises two sealing members movably arranged facing the interior space of the tube and comprising respective heating members configured to weld opposite sides of the bag to one another to sealingly enclose the individual pockets, wherein each sealing member is movably carried by a respective electrically-operated, extendable and retractable structure.

An excrement remover and bagger, comprising:

• a hollow elongate tube having an interior space, a proximal end, and an open distal end, the tube configured to removably receive a flexible elongate bag in the interior space, with a proximal end of the bag arranged within the interior space and an open, distal end of the bag folded over and arranged outside the tube;
• an electrically-actuated retraction mechanism including a flexible elongated element, a clamp at a distal end of the flexible elongated element, and a pulling mechanism configured to pull the flexible elongated element and clamp towards a proximal end of the tube, wherein the clamp is configured to removably engage the proximal end of the bag;
• a user-operable control configured to cause the retraction mechanism to pull the flexible elongated element and clamp further into the interior space of the tube and towards the proximal end of the tube;
• a bag sealing mechanism configured to seal the bag at discrete lengths thereof forming individual pockets along the bag for holding excrement therein as the bag is pulled into the interior space of the tube by the retraction mechanism, wherein the bag sealing mechanism comprises two sealing members movably arranged facing the interior space of the tube and comprising respective heating members configured to weld opposite sides of the bag to one another to sealingly enclose the individual pockets, wherein each sealing member is movably carried by a respective electrically-operated, extendable and retractable structure;
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• a control head mounted to the proximal end of the tube, the control head housing one or more batteries configured to provide electrical power to the retraction mechanism and bag sealing mechanism.