Patent ID: 7618073
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A tool for collecting waste in a bag, comprising: an elongated shaft member comprising a first end and a second end; a ring member attached to the first end of the elongated shaft member, the ring member having an end portion opposite the first end of the elongated shaft member, the end portion having an arcuate shape; two clamps attached to the elongated shaft member adjacent to its first end and to the ring member; wherein the clamps secure a bag comprising an open end and a closed end near an edge of the bag that is located adjacent to the open end such that the bag is secured by the clamps on substantially opposite portions of the edge; and wherein, when the bag is secured by the clamps, a portion of the bag wraps around the closed end to substantially surround an outer surface of the bag and the ring member so that waste is prevented from contacting the ring and the outer surface of the bag during waste collection.