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US 8,312,599 B2Granted
Apparatus for retaining bags for carrying pet droppings
OwnerNicole Vogl, Michael J. Voglinventors
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Abstract
A device for holding bags containing pet waste is disclosed. In certain embodiments the device comprise a body having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side; an interior pathway through the body, the interior pathway configured for receiving and retaining a leash; and a latching mechanism configured to secure a bag to the body of the device.
Claims17
A device for holding bags containing pet waste, the device comprising:
- a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion contains a front surface and an opposed back surface, and wherein the opposed back surface of the front portion is releasably secured to the rear portion of the device;
- an interior pathway through the device, the interior pathway formed between the back surface of the front portion and the rear portions of the device, the interior pathway retaining a leash, the leash retained by applying pressure between the front and the rear portions of the device and against the leash, the interior pathway defining a first axis running from a first end to a second end of the device;
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- a latching mechanism pivotally mounted to the front surface of the front portion of the device, the latching mechanism comprising a pivotable locking door securing the top of a bag to the front surface of the front portion of the device such that the bag is retained substantially perpendicular to the first axis running from the first end to the second end of the device;
- wherein the latching mechanism pivotally mounted to the front portion of the device can be opened without separating the front portion and the rear portion of the device.
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A device for holding bags containing pet waste, the device comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are releasably secured to one another;
- an interior pathway through the device, the interior pathway formed between the first and second portions of the device, the interior pathway retaining a leash, and the interior pathway having a length extending from one end of the device to the other end of the device, plus a width and a height wherein the width equals at least three times the height;
- a locking door pivotally mounted on a front surface of the first portion of the device, a latching mechanism securing the top of a bag to the first portion of the device;
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- a compressible foam member within the interior of the device, said compressible foam member at least partially obstructing the interior pathway;
- wherein the compressible foam member applies pressure against a leash running through the interior pathway of the device;
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- the interior pathway and the latching mechanism retaining the leash substantially perpendicular to the top of the bag held by the latching mechanism.
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An apparatus for containing pet waste, the apparatus comprising:
- a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion and the rear portion are
- releasably secured to one another;
- an interior pathway through the apparatus, the interior pathway formed between the front and rear portions of the apparatus, the interior pathway receiving and retaining a leash,
- the leash retained within the interior pathway by pressure applied between the front and rear portions of the apparatus and against the leash;
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- a latching mechanism pivotally mounted to the front portion of the apparatus, the latching mechanism comprising a pivotable locking door securing the top of a bag to the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.