Excrement remover and bagger comprising an excrement lifting mechanism

An electrically-powered 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;
• a 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 lifting mechanism configured to scoop an excrement off the ground and into the bag, the lifting mechanism comprising a pair of jaws, said jaws pivotable relative to one another between an open position in which respective bottom ends of the jaws define an end opening of the lifting mechanism, and a closed position in which the bottom ends of the jaws are adjacent one another;
• and
• a bag sealing mechanism configured to form a sealed closure in the bag, the bag sealing mechanism comprising two sealing members movably arranged facing one another and carrying respective heating elements, the sealing members configured to move between a non-sealing position, in which the heating elements are spaced apart from one another, and a sealing position, in which the heating elements are arranged adjacent one another;
• wherein
• the excrement remover and bagger is switchable between:
• a first configuration, in which the pair of jaws of the lifting mechanism are arranged in the open position defining and said end opening allows receiving the excrement into an internal space between the pair of jaws, and the bag sealing mechanism is arranged in the non-sealing position, and
• a second configuration, in which the lifting mechanism is arranged vertically higher than the bag sealing mechanism and the pair of jaws are arranged in the closed position and hold the excrement within the internal space between the pair of jaws, with bottom ends of the jaws fluid-tightly abutting opposite sides of the bag located beneath the internal space onto one another, and further in which the bag sealing mechanism is arranged in the sealing position to form said sealed closure and create a sealed pocket along the bag for holding said excrement therein.

An electrically-powered 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;
• a 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 lifting mechanism configured to scoop an excrement off the ground and into the bag, the lifting mechanism comprising a pair of jaws, said jaws pivotable relative to one another between an open position in which respective bottom ends of the jaws define an end opening of the lifting mechanism, and a closed position in which the bottom ends of the jaws are adjacent one another;
• and
• a bag sealing mechanism configured to form a sealed closure in the bag, the bag sealing mechanism comprising two sealing members movably arranged facing one another and carrying respective heating elements, the sealing members configured to move between a non-sealing position, in which the heating elements are spaced apart from one another, and a sealing position, in which the heating elements are arranged adjacent one another;
• wherein
• the excrement remover and bagger is switchable between:
• a first configuration, in which the pair of jaws of the lifting mechanism are arranged in the open position defining and said end opening allows receiving the excrement into an internal space between the pair of jaws, and the bag sealing mechanism is arranged in the non-sealing position, and
• a second configuration, in which the lifting mechanism is arranged vertically higher than the bag sealing mechanism and the pair of jaws are arranged in the closed position and hold the excrement within the internal space between the pair of jaws, with bottom ends of the jaws fluid-tightly abutting opposite sides of the bag located beneath the internal space onto one another, and further in which the bag sealing mechanism is arranged in the sealing position to form said sealed closure and create a sealed pocket along the bag for holding said excrement therein:
• wherein
• the pulling mechanism is configured to pull the flexible elongated element and clamp towards said proximal end of the tube at discrete intervals, and further wherein the excrement remover and bagger is repetitively and reversibly switchable between said first and second configurations as the bag is pulled into the interior space of the tube by the retraction mechanism at said discrete intervals, to create a respective sealed pocket at each interval of said discrete intervals.