Portable animal waste collector/storage apparatus

Apparatus for collecting and storing animal waste such as droppings, said apparatus comprising:

• a container including side walls and a bottom portion and having an open top portion;
• a cover attached to an upper portion of said container and moveable between a closed position wherein said cover is disposed over the open top portion of said container and an open position permitting deposit of animal waste in or removal of animal waste from said container;
• hinge means coupling said cover to said back wall at the upper portion of said container to permit said cover to move between said closed position and said open position in a pivoting manner;
• closure means disposed on said container and said cover for maintaining said cover in the closed position;
• a plurality of wheels attached to said container on or adjacent to said back wall at the bottom portion thereof;
• a first handle attached to said container for manually displacing said apparatus, said handle including a generally inverted U-shaped upper portion extending upwardly from the back wall of said container for grasping by a user, an intermediate portion extending downwardly from said upper portion and diagonally across said end walls, and a lower portion extending downwardly from said front wall, to below said bottom portion for supporting said container when said apparatus is stationary;
• a removable liner bag disposed within said container;
• a seal disposed intermediate said cover and the open top portion of said container when said cover is in said closed position for confining offensive odors to said container;
• retention means for engaging said liner bag and securely maintaining said liner bag within said container;
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• mounting means for attaching an animal waste receiving device to said apparatus.