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US 4,765,666 AGranted
Animal waste collector
OwnerJack C. Parksinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for picking up animal waste includes a wheeled cart having a handle and a removable container mounted behind a ramp. A rotatable lever arm lifts articles positioned in front of the cart up the ramp and into the container. The lever arm rotates at a very slow speed (e.g., 10-15 rpm). and is reversible by means of a switch mounted on the handle.
Claims8
Animal excrement collection apparatus comprising
- a cart having a base and a handle extending upwardly from the base,
- wheel means attached to the base for transporting the cart,
- a receptacle removably mounted on the base,
- ramp means extending downwardly and forwardly from the base and positioned such that objects moving upwardly on the ramp means drop into the receptacle,
- lift means including a rigid arm mounted on the base transverse to the ramp means and adapted to traverse the ramp means for moving animal excrement from a location in front of the cart up the ramp means and into the receptacle, and
- actuating means independent of the wheel means for moving the lift means along the ramp means, said actuating means comprising a DC motor operatively connected to the lift means, a battery mounted on the base electrically connected to the DC motor, and switch means for activating the motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.