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US 6,305,322 B1Granted
Pickup device for animal waste
AssigneeTony Patel
InventorTony Patel
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The invention discloses a device for picking up animal waste. The device is an elongated outer tubular handle having an interior manipulator therein. At end of the outer handle there is located a hollow tubular casing. At an outer end of the inner manipulator is located a handle and at the other end there is separably located a claw or a cross made of stiff but flexible material. The claw has four arms. The circumference of the claw is substantially larger than an inner diameter of the hollow tubular casing. Thereby, when the claw is pulled inwardly of the hollow tubular casing, the claws will collapse within the hollow tubular casing. Thereby, any animal waste can by picked up and deposited in a convenient location. Before picking up the waste, a piece of paper or bag is placed within the claw. This results in that no waste is exposed to any elements of the pick-up device including the arms of the claw.
An animal waste pick-up device comprising an elongated exterior tubular pole having a hollow tube mounted at one end thereof and rigidly attached thereto, an interior manipulator rod is slidingly movable within said exterior tubular pole, said manipulator rod has at one end thereof a manipulator handle thereon and at another end of said manipulator rod has a sleeve attached thereto, means for separably attaching said manipulator rod to a scooper claw of plastic material having four arms attached thereto including a bushing, said scooper claw has a circumference which is substantially larger, when laid out flat, than the inner diameter of said hollow tube, whereby, when said interior manipulator rod is pulled into said tubular pole, the arms of said scooper claw will collapse into said hollow tube while at the same time scraping said waste from a surface of the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.