Pet waste scoop assembly
AssigneeTowerstar Pets, LLC
InventorsFernando Becattini, JR., Jacquelyn N. Becattini, Fernando Becattini, SR., Ryan Rutherford
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Abstract
A pet waste scoop assembly to collect pet waste is provided. The pet waste scoop assembly includes at least a scoop member, a receptacle, and a door. The pet waste scoop assembly may further include a handle. The pet waste scoop assembly may further include a paper bag. The scoop member may be aligned with a frame to thereby position at least one projection so that the door may freely swing without interruption from the bag that is inserted into the receptacle. The pet waste scoop assembly may be assembled in situ by connecting the scoop member and at least one of a handle and/or an adapter.
Claims20
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 generally rectangular configuration having a forward end and a rear end;
- 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;
- a receptacle that is engageable with the frame of the scoop member;
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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 when the door is in the open position, the waste material is permitted to move through the passageway and into the receptacle.
A method for a pet waste scoop assembly, the method comprising:
- inserting a bag into a receptacle;
- 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 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 generally rectangular configuration having a forward end and a rear end;
- connecting the frame with the receptacle;
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- rotating a door pivotably connected with the frame between an open position and a closed, wherein the pivotal connection of the door with the frame is located forwardly of 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 an end elevation view in a horizontal orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.