Patent ID: 6062618
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A pooper scooper system for collecting pet feces from grass and pavement areas comprising, in combination:an elongated pole having a channel extending interiorly thereof, the channel opening into an enlarged chamber at a lower end of the pole, the enlarged chamber having an open lower end exiting the lower end of the pole, an upper end of the pole having a handle integrally formed therewith in an angular relationship with respect thereto, the pole having an opening at the upper end thereof leading into the channel at its uppermost extent;a trigger mechanism slidably coupled with respect to the elongated pole, the trigger mechanism including a trigger slidably disposed within the opening at the upper end of the pole, an elongated rod slidably positioned within the channel, the rod having an upper end secured to the trigger, a lower end of the rod positioned within the enlarged chamber, the lower end terminating in a wide retaining ring, the lower end of the rod having a spring disposed thereon, the wide retaining ring having an outer angular segment extending outwardly therefrom, the outer angular segment having a horizontal bar secured to a free end thereof; anda pair of pivoting arms pivotally coupled with respect to the elongated pole and the trigger mechanism, the pair of pivoting arms including a pair of upper segments having upper ends pivotally coupled together, the pair of upper segments having lower ends extending outwardly in opposed angular directions of opposing sides of the pole, the pair of pivoting arms having intermediate portions disposed in a crossing arrangement, the intermediate portions pivotally coupled with the pole at their crossings point, upper ends of the intermediate portions pivotally coupled with the lower ends of the upper segments, each of the intermediate portions having an elongated slot therethrough at lower ends thereof, a pin slidably disposed within each of the slots and coupling with opposing ends of the horizontal bar of the trigger mechanism, the pair of pivoting arms having a pair of lower segments extending angularly outward from the intermediate portions.