Pet waste scoop assembly

A pet waste scoop assembly comprising:

• a scoop member having a frame, wherein the frame has opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second sidewalls that collectively provide an inner surface defining a passageway for pet waste material collected by the scoop member to pass through the frame, wherein the opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second side walls are arranged in a configuration having a forward end and a rear end;
• a receptacle that is engageable with the frame of the scoop member;
• a bag, wherein the bag comprises paper or wax paper, and the bag is adapted to be inserted into the receptacle to collect pet waste material;
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• a door pivotably connected to the frame, said door being movable between an open and closed position, wherein the door moves to the open position in response to moving the scoop member from a generally horizontal orientation toward a generally vertical orientation, and when the door is in the open position, the pet waste material is permitted to move through the passageway and into the bag within the receptacle.

A pet waste scoop assembly comprising:

• a scoop member having a frame, wherein the frame has opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second sidewalls that collectively provide an inner surface defining a passageway for waste material collected by the scoop member to pass through the frame, wherein the opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second side walls are arranged in a configuration having a forward end and a rear end;
• a plurality of tines on the scoop member that extend outward from the forward end of the frame, wherein the plurality of tines are adapted to collect pet waste material;
• a receptacle that is engageable with the frame of the scoop member;
• an imaginary centerline or axis extending vertically and centrally between the forward end and the rear end of the frame when the frame is viewed from a side elevation view;
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• a door pivotably connected to the frame forward of the imaginary centerline or axis, said door being movable between an open and closed position, wherein the door moves to the open position in response to moving the scoop member from a generally horizontal orientation toward a generally vertical orientation, and when the door is in the open position, the pet waste material is permitted to move through the passageway and into the bag within the receptacle.

A method for a pet waste scoop assembly, the method comprising:

• inserting a bag into a receptacle, wherein the bag comprises paper or wax paper, and the bag is adapted to collect pet waste material;
• aligning a scoop assembly having a frame connected with a scoop member with the receptacle, wherein the frame has opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second sidewalls that collectively form an inner surface defining a passageway for waste material collected by the scoop member to pass through the frame, wherein the opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second side walls are arranged in a configuration having a forward end and a rear end, and a plurality of tines on the scoop member that extend outward from the forward end of the frame;
• connecting the frame with the receptacle to interpose a flap on the bag between the frame and the receptacle;
• collecting pet waste material on the tines;
• and
• rotating a door pivotably connected with the frame from a closed position to an open closed, and when the door is in the open position, the pet waste material is permitted to move through the passageway and into the bag within the receptacle.

A pet waste scoop assembly comprising:

• a scoop member having a frame, wherein the frame has opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second sidewalls that collectively provide an inner surface defining a passageway for pet waste material collected by the scoop member to pass through the frame, wherein the opposing top and bottom walls and opposing first and second side walls are arranged in a configuration having a forward end and a rear end;
• a receptacle that is engageable with the frame of the scoop member;
• and
• a bag, wherein the bag comprises paper or wax paper, and the bag is configured to be inserted into the receptacle to collect pet waste material, and wherein the bag further comprises at least one flap near an open top of the bag, wherein the at least one flap folds over a portion of the receptable when the bag is inserted therein, wherein the at least one flap is interposed between the receptacle and the frame of the scoop member when the scoop member is connected to the frame.