Pet leash with integral waste bag dispenser
OwnerJoseph M. Lindsayinventor
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Abstract
An accessory for use with pets, particularly dogs, has a leash of conventional construction to which is mounted to a preferably removable disposable bag dispenser which houses a roll of disposable bags dispensed through a slit in the side of the housing as needed for use in cleaning the pet's waste. In the preferred embodiment a scoop is built integrally with the end of the dispenser housing.
Claims13
A pet accessory for restraining pets and assisting in removing the pet droppings, comprising:
- (a) a leash having:
- (i) an elongated leash line;
- (ii) a handgrip defined at one end of said leash line;
- and,
- (iii) collar attachment means at the other end of said leash line to releasably engage a pet collar;
- and,
- (b) a disposable bag dispenser comprising:
- (i) an elongated container for holding a plurality of disposable bags in a dispensable order;
- (ii) an access opening in said container for providing access to said bags from externally of said container for dispensing same;
- and,
- (iii) mounting means mounting said dispenser to said leash such that the exterior of said compartment defines said handgrip, whereby a person walking a pet on said leash has readily and repeatedly available litter disposal bags to facilitate litter removal.
A pet accessory for restraining pets and assisting in removing the pet droppings, comprising:
- (a) a leash having:
- (i) an elongated leash line;
- (ii) a handgrip defined at one end of said leash line;
- and,
- (iii) collar attachment means at the other end of said leash line to releasably engage a pet collar;
- and,
- (b) a disposable bag dispenser comprising:
- (i) a container for holding a plurality of disposable bags in a dispensable order;
- (ii) an access opening in said container for providing access to said bags from externally of said container for dispensing same;
- and,
- (iii) mounting means mounting said dispenser to said leash whereby a person walking a pet on said leash has readily and repeatedly available litter disposal bags to facilitate litter removal;
- and,
- (c) said disposable bags being provided as a continuous chain of connected but separable bags rolled into an elongated roll, said container being dimensioned to contain said roll, and said access opening comprising slit longitudinally extended and defined in said container of dimension in the long direction sufficient to permit the full-width passage of one of said bags therethrough;
- and,
- (d) a pair of clips adjacent the end portions of said slit to capture the edges of a bag partially extended from said container and hold same ready for withdrawal to prevent re-entry of said bag back into said container.
A continuous-roll bag dispenser for a disposable bag provided in a sequential roll wherein said roll has certain width and length dimensions comprising:
- (a) a cylinder dimensioned to accommodate said certain length and width dimensions of said roll to contain same;
- (b) at least one end of said cylinder being removable to permit bag roll replacement;
- (c) a longitudinal dispensing slit defined in said container of length adequate to permit passage of a full width disposable bag therethrough;
- and,
- (d) at least one mounting strap mounted on said container and having means to engage a line to enable the attachment of said container thereto;
- and,
- (e) a pair of resilient spring tabs mounted on said container adjacent the ends of said slit to permit engagement of a disposable bag thereunder as it is being pulled from said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.