Patent ID: 9091031
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A pet waste disposal device, to be used in combination with a heat sealable plastic bag having an open and a closed end, the device comprising: a handle having a grip and actuating lever, wherein the handle is connected to a hollow body having an upper end, a lower end, a power source, a shaft operably engaged with the actuating lever and running through the hollow body, and a waste handling portion connected to the hollow body having first and second opposing scoops each having an open side, the open side having first and second opposing edges, wherein the scoops are pivotally mounted to the lower end of the hollow body at the first edge such that the open sides face one another and operably engaged with the shaft to permit the scoops to pivot between a closed position with the second edges abutting one another and an open position with the second edges spaced apart, a heating block extending along the second edge of the first scoop and electrically connected to the power source, and a pressing block extending along the second edge of the second scoop, wherein the heating block and pressing block are positioned so as to abut against one another when the scoops are in the closed position, and a power control mechanism that selectively controls the supply of power from the power source to the heating block.