Patent ID: 9096982
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. An animal excrement picker comprising: a handle having an elongated shank portion; a plurality of support bars arranged in an array lying in a plane at right angles to the shank portion and secured to one end of said shank so as to be held in fixed position relative thereto; each bar carrying a plurality of spikes mounted to said bar and extending downwardly therefrom; the spikes thus being arranged in an array of generally parallel spikes in generally parallel rows and columns with the spikes extending downwardly for engaging into and holding thereon an excrement element, when moved into a required position by the handle; a push member operable to move longitudinally of the spikes by a manually operable component for discarding the element from the spikes; the push member comprising a plurality of spaced parallel discard bars with each bar extending in a space between two parallel rows of the spikes so as to be movable along the spikes to push the element off the spikes; wherein the discard bars are supported and connected together by only one or two connector bars at right angles to the discard bars to allow viewing of the element between the discard bars and the connector bar or bars.