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US 6,273,481 B1Granted
Canine pet waste recovery and disposal kit
OwnerJohn Columbo, Frank Di Luzio, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A canine pet waste recovery and disposal kit for providing components in a portable unit for cleaning up and disposing of the waste of a pet dog when walking the dog. The canine pet waste recovery and disposal kit includes a flexible bag having a mouth opening and a closure for closing the mouth opening of the bag, an absorbent towel being disposed in the bag, a pre-moistened towelette being disposed in the bag, and an edible dog treat being disposed in the bag.
Claims3
A kit having components for collecting and disposing of an animal's fecal waste, said kit comprising:
- a generally rectangular flexible bag having a mouth opening comprising a pair of generally rectangular panels coupled together along outer perimeters of said panels, said panels of said bag defining said mouth opening;
- said bag having a closure for closing said mouth opening of said bag;
- wherein said closure of said bag comprises an interlocking ridge and channel closure for providing re-openable closure of said mouth opening, said interlocking ridge and channel closure comprising a ridge portion extending along a portion of a mouth opening defined by one of said panels of said bag and a channel portion extending along another portion of a mouth opening defined by the other of said panels of said bag;
- a generally rectangular absorbent towel comprising an absorbent paper material, wherein said absorbent towel has a scent applied thereto;
- said absorbent towel being folded into a compact form having a plurality of fold lines dividing said absorbent towel into a plurality of panels;
- wherein said plurality of fold lines of said absorbent towel comprises three fold lines such that said absorbent towel is divided into six panels;
- a pre-moistened towelette being folded into a compact form and being enclosed in a tearable wrapper;
- said compact forms of said absorbent towel and said pre-moistened towelette being disposed in said bag;
- a bone-shaped edible dog treat being disposed in said bag;
- a generally rectangular tearable flexible outer packaging enclosing said bag, said outer packaging having a logo displayed thereon, said outer packaging having a row of perforations for aiding tearing of said outer packaging;
- said outer packaging being adapted for tearing to permit removal of said bag from said outer packaging;
- said closure of said mouth opening of said bag being adapted for opening to permit removal of said compact forms of said absorbent towel and said pre-moistened towelette and said edible dog treat from said bag;
- said absorbent towel being adapted for collecting an animal's fecal waste deposited on a ground surface such that the absorbent towel and collected fecal waste may be disposed in said bag;
- said pre-moistened towelette being adapted for wiping the hands of a user and then disposing into said bag after the user's hands have been cleaned therewith;
- said edible dog treat being adapted for feeding to an animal;
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- said closure of said bag being adapted for closing said mouth of said bag with said absorbent towel with collected fecal waste and the used pre-moistened towelette contained therein.
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A method for collecting and disposing of an animal's fecal waste, comprising the acts of:
- providing a kit comprising:
- a generally rectangular flexible bag having a mouth opening, comprising a pair of generally rectangular panels coupled together along outer perimeters of said panels, said panels of said bag defining said mouth opening;
- said bag having a closure for closing said mouth opening of said bag;
- wherein said closure of said bag comprises an interlocking ridge and channel closure for providing re-openable closure of said mouth opening, said interlocking ridge and channel closure comprising a ridge portion extending along a portion of a mouth opening defined by one of said panels of said bag and a channel portion extending along another portion of a mouth opening defined by the other of said panels of said bag;
- a generally rectangular absorbent towel comprising an absorbent paper material, wherein said absorbent towel has a scent applied thereto;
- said absorbent towel being folded into a compact form having a plurality of fold lines dividing said absorbent towel into a plurality of panels;
- wherein said plurality of fold lines of said absorbent towel comprises three fold lines such that said absorbent towel is divided into six panels;
- a pre-moistened towelette being folded into a compact form and being enclosed in a tearable wrapper;
- said compact forms of said absorbent towel and said pre-moistened towelette being disposed in said bag;
- a bone-shaped edible dog treat being disposed in said bag;
- a generally rectangular tearable flexible outer packaging enclosing said bag, said outer packaging having a logo displayed thereon, said outer packaging having a row of perforations for aiding tearing of said outer packaging;
- tearing said outer packaging to permit removal of said bag from said outer packaging;
- opening said closure of said mouth opening of said bag to permit removal of said compact forms of said absorbent towel and said pre-moistened towelette and said edible dog treat from said bag;
- collecting an animal's fecal waste deposited on a ground surface with said absorbent towel;
- disposing the absorbent towel and collected fecal waste in said bag;
- wiping the hands of a user with said pre-moistened towelette;
- disposing the used pre-moistened towelette into said bag after the user's hands have been cleaned therewith;
- feeding said edible dog treat to the animal;
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- closing said mouth of said bag with said closure after said absorbent towel with collected fecal waste and the used pre-moistened towelette have been deposited therein.
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A kit having components for collecting and disposing of an animal's fecal waste, said kit comprising:
- a generally rectangular flexible bag having a mouth opening, comprising a pair of generally rectangular panels coupled together along outer perimeters of said panels, said panels of said bag defining said mouth opening;
- said bag having a closure for closing said mouth opening of said bag;
- wherein said closure of said bag comprises an interlocking ridge and channel closure for providing re-openable closure of said mouth opening, said interlocking ridge and channel closure comprising a ridge portion extending along a portion of a mouth opening defined by one of said panels of said bag and a channel portion extending along another portion of a mouth opening defined by the other of said panels of said bag;
- a generally rectangular absorbent towel comprising an absorbent paper material, wherein said absorbent towel has a scent applied thereto;
- said absorbent towel being folded into a compact form having a plurality of fold lines dividing said absorbent towel into a plurality of panels;
- a pre-moistened towelette being folded into a compact form and being enclosed in a tearable wrapper;
- said compact forms of said absorbent towel and said pre-moistened towelette being disposed in said bag;
- a bone-shaped edible dog treat being disposed in said bag;
- a generally rectangular tearable flexible outer packaging enclosing said bag, said outer packaging having a logo displayed thereon, said outer packaging having a row of perforations for aiding tearing of said outer packaging;
- said outer packaging being adapted for tearing to permit removal of said bag from said outer packaging;
- said closure of said mouth opening of said bag being adapted for opening to permit removal of said compact forms of said absorbent towel and said pre-moistened towelette and said edible dog treat from said bag;
- said absorbent towel being adapted for collecting an animal's fecal waste deposited on a ground surface such that the absorbent towel and collected fecal waste may be disposed in said bag;
- said pre-moistened towelette being adapted for wiping the hands of a user and then disposing into said bag after the user's hands have been cleaned therewith;
- said edible dog treat being adapted for feeding to an animal;
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- said closure of said bag being adapted for closing said mouth of said bag with said absorbent towel with collected fecal waste and the used pre-moistened towelette contained therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.