Patent ID: 6062168
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A sanitary animal dung collection valet, comprising:a collector assembly including an elongated frame support tube with a frame end opposite a first grip and pivotally attached with a pivot member in a lever relationship to an elongated pusher tube having a paddle end opposite a second grip;a bag support frame formed with an interior opening and connected to the frame end of said support tube and a generally planar pusher paddle connected to the paddle end of said pusher tube, said pusher paddle opposingly positioned to cooperate with said bag support frame to push the dung towards said bag support frame as said first and second grips are moved towards each other;a first retainer formed in the frame end of said support tube and a second retainer formed in the paddle end of said pusher tube;a disposable bag formed with a closed end and an opposite open end having a first and a second handle portion extending outward from a peripheral margin of said open end;wherein said closed end is adapted to pass through the interior opening of said bag support frame; andwherein said first handle portion is configured to fold over and cover said bag support frame and is retained by said first retainer and said second handle portion is adapted to fold over and cover said paddle and is retained by said second retainer such that the open end of said bag is positioned between said paddle and said frame.