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US 8,474,890 B2Granted
Animal waste disposal tool
OwnerJordan A Buhagiarinventor
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Abstract
A tool for retrieving animal waste is effective in complete removal as it deploys at its end a row of tines that are inserted beneath the solid waste so that is can be lifted from the ground as the first step for proper disposal. The waste is then removed from the tines by a plate that pushes it off into a waste receptacle.
Claims22
A tool kit for animal waste disposal comprising:
- a) a first tool comprising:
- i) a shaft having a top and a bottom,
- ii) a handle at the top of the shaft,
- iii) a lateral lifting surface disposed in a first common plane, said first common plane being substantially horizontal to and coupled to the bottom of said shaft,
- iv) a plate disposed perpendicular to and immediately above said lateral lifting surface,
- v) an actuator coupling said handle to said plate wherein an operation of said actuator via said handle urges said plate to translate laterally within said first common plane perpendicular to and over said lateral lifting surface,
- b) a second tool comprising:
- i) a shaft having a top and a bottom,
- ii) a handle at the top of the shaft,
- iii) a container at the bottom of the shaft, the container comprising,
- (1) a front opening
- (2) a plurality of 2 or more apertures distributed on 2 or more sides of the container proximal to the perimeter of the front opening,
- iv) wherein the shaft is connected to the container on a portion of the container behind the front opening, and
- c) wherein said lateral lifting surface and said plate of said first tool fits substantially with the front opening of said second tool.
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A tool kit for animal waste disposal comprising:
- a) a first tool for animal waste removal, the first tool comprising:
- i) a shaft having a top and a bottom,
- ii) a handle at the top of the shaft,
- iii) a plurality of tines to provide a lateral lifting surface disposed in a first common plane, said first common plane being substantially horizontal to and coupled to the bottom of said shaft,
- iv) a plate disposed perpendicular and immediately above said plurality of tines,
- v) an actuator coupling said handle to said plate wherein an operation of said actuator via said handle urges said plate to move in said first common plane perpendicular to said lateral lifting surface;
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- b) a second tool comprising:
- i) a shaft having a top and a bottom,
- ii) a handle at the top of the shaft,
- iii) a container at the bottom of the shaft, the container comprising,
- (1) a front opening
- (2) a plurality of 2 or more apertures distributed on 2 or more sides of the container proximal to the perimeter of the front opening,
- iv) wherein the shaft is connected to the container on a portion of the container behind the front opening, and
- c) wherein said lateral lifting surface and said plate of said first tool fit substantially with the front opening of said second tool.
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A tool comprising:
- a) a shaft having a top and a bottom,
- b) a handle at the top of the shaft,
- c) a lateral lifting surface comprising a plurality of spaced apart tines disposed horizontally and coupled to the bottom of the shaft and being disposed generally orthogonal thereto,
- d) a plate disposed perpendicular to and immediately above said lateral lifting surface,
- e) an actuator operative upon release to urge said plate to translate over at least a portion of said lateral lifting surface to remove matter from a top surface thereof.
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A tool comprising:
- a) a shaft having a top and a bottom,
- b) a handle at the top of the shaft,
- c) a lateral lifting surface disposed horizontally and coupled to the bottom of the shaft and being disposed generally orthogonal thereto,
- d) a plate disposed perpendicular to and immediately above said lateral lifting surface,
- e) an actuator operative on release by a user to urge said plate to translate over substantially an entirety of said lateral lifting surface from a position proximal to the bottom of the shaft to beyond a front edge of the lateral lifting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.