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US 4,058,337 AGranted
Animal litter collection unit
OwnerMircea Isacinventor
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Abstract
A collection device for animal feces including a cane-like implement having an inner shaft rotatably mounted in an outer sleeve. An inverted container is slidably mounted on the outer sleeve and a lid for the container is slidably mounted in one terminal end of the inner shaft. The container is slid downwardly on the outer sleeve to cover an animal feces and the lid then rotated to position beneath the container to seal the container. Both the container and lid are then removed from the implement and disposed of.
Claims4
An animal litter collection unit comprising:
- an upright cane-like implement having an inner shaft telescopically received within an outer tubular sleeve, means rotatably securing said inner shaft to said outer sleeve, said inner shaft having a handle at one end thereof for carrying said implement and for rotating said inner shaft relative to said outer sleeve,
- an inverted container,
- means slidably connecting said inverted container to said outer sleeve,
- a lid for said container, and
- means slidably mounting said lid to the other end of said inner shaft so it can be rotated to a position beneath said container and removed along with said container from said cane-like implement upon rotation of said inner sleeve and downward sliding movement of said container,
- said means slidably connecting said inverted container to said outer sleeve including a double clamp, said clamp having a first portion slidably mounted on said outer sleeve, and a second portion slidably retaining said container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.