Patent ID: 6032995
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
An apparatus for collecting animal waste, comprising:a) a handle;b) an enclosure positioned at ground level;c) means for attaching a lower end of said handle to said enclosure;d) said enclosure having a front door mounted thereon pivoted outwardly and upwardly into an open position about a pivot mounted adjacent a top edge of said enclosure and said enclosure having a fixed front lip extending at ground level outwardly of said enclosure with said front door in the closed position;e) said enclosure having a rear tray slidably mounted therein, said rear tray having a rear vertical wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of vertical side walls and a fixed front lip extending out from said tray which overlaps a portion of said enclosure fixed front lip when said rear tray is in place within said enclosure, said rear tray having a front opening facing said front door of said enclosure to receive fecal matter when said door is in the open position;f) a disposable waste container within said rear tray having an opening adjacent the front opening in said rear tray facing said front door, said disposable waste container having a flexible bottom extension for being folded over and under the fixed front lip of said rear tray, said bottom extension having at a free edge thereof an adhesive strip for sealing said disposable waste container after said waste container is removed from said rear tray and said bottom extension is folded over the opening into said disposable waste container;g) said handle having a trigger means attached thereto for opening and closing said front door; and,h) said trigger means including a spring for biasing said door in the closed position, a spring for biasing said trigger means in the door closed position, and a releasable lock for holding said trigger means in the door open position, said springs being located within said enclosure.