Back to results
US 5,961,167 AGranted
Method and apparatus for removing animal extract excrement
OwnerBonita Re Gilleyinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
OwnerBonita Re Gilleyinventor
Estimating the term…
A disposable, invertible, expandable, symmetrical, sleeved, collecting glove, providing the method and apparatus for grasping, removing, containing, and disposing of a targeted mass and is of the type having a glove (10) formed in a flattened elongated tubular plastic sleeve (11) which simultaneously communicates at its palm with an attached absorbent cover sheet (32) to grasp the mass. The glove is interchangeable in that it will fit either a right-handed or left-handed collector. The materials of the the glove and sleeve are of flexible, thin gauge plastic, sufficiently strong for the grasping region (26) to effectively grasp and envelope such a mass. In addition, a central process of inversion begins in the grasping region (26) of the sleeved glove, causing the grasping (26) to prolapse, creating a region of irregular folds (33) that can bulge and expand to increase capacity and absorbency. The sleeved glove will, at that moment, be converted into its own spacious inside-out bag for safe containment and disposal of the mass.
A collecting glove comprising a flat elongated tubular sleeve body sealed at one end and open at its opposite end, said flat tubular sleeve body having a first layer and a second layer, each with inner and outer sides, said layers forming parallel edges, said first layer having a grasping region between said sealed end and said open end, said first layer having a sealing edge of predetermined proportions in said grasping region, a third layer of absorbent material attached to the outer side of said second layer, said sealing edge formed by joining the inner side of said first layer to the inner side of said second layer and said sealing edge extending between said parallel edges.
A method for removing animal excrement using a collecting glove of the type comprising a flat elongated tubular sleeve body sealed at one end and open at its opposite end, said flat tubular sleeve body having a first layer and a second layer, each with inner and outer sides, said layers forming parallel edges, said first layer having a grasping region between said sealed end and said open end, said first layer having a sealing edge of predetermined proportions in said grasping region a third layer of absorbent material attached to the outer side of said second layer, said sealing edge formed by joining the inner side of said first layer to the inner side of said second layer and said sealing edge extending between said parallel edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.