US 6,554,335 B1 · Pet waste collection system

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a pet waste collection system for use with dogs, cats, and other pets to collect their solid waste. The present invention system includes a main housing having a hollow inside and having a top, a bottom, a front, and a back and at least one sidewall, and having an opening accessible to the hollow inside area. There is also a telescopically extendable and contractible pole attached at a first end to the hollow inside area of the main housing and attached to a collapsible frame at its second end. The collapsible frame unfolds for a waste receptacle, i.e. a “pooper” bag, and is spaced behind the pet during defecation. In some embodiments, an attachment hook is located on said main housing for attachment thereof to a leash, a belt, or other attachable area or item.

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Dependent claims

A pet waste collection system, which comprises:

(a) a main housing having a hollow inside area and having a top, a bottom, a front, and a back and at least one sidewall, and having an opening accessible to said hollow inside area, said main housing further including a recessed wall area adapted for nesting of a collapsible frame and positioned separately from a pole when said pole is in a contracted position;
(b) a telescopically extendable and contractible pole attached at a first end to said hollow inside area of said main housing and attached to a collapsible frame at a second end, and having an extended position wherein said pole and said collapsible frame are located outside of said hollow inside area and a contacted position wherein said pole and said collapsible frame are located inside of and nested in said hollow inside area;
(c) a collapsible frame for a waste receptacle, which is formed of at least two hingedly, connected frame sections, and rotatably attached to said second end of said pole.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pet waste collection system

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Pet waste collection system

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Abstract

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