Patent ID: 7686361
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. An animal waste handling device comprising an elongated handle having a first handle segment, a second handle segment pivotally carried by said first handle segment, a flexible activating catch provided on a first one of said first handle segment and said second handle segment and a detent provided in said activating catch and adapted to detachably engage a second one of said first handle segment and said second handle segment; an upper handhold provided on said first handle segment and two movable clamp elements provided on said second handle segment, said handhold having a trigger therein which is movable against a bias of a spring, said trigger having attached thereto one end of a cable with the other end of said cable being attached to a sliding housing, said sliding housing being movable on an outside surface of said second handle segment of said elongated handle and having means thereon to open or close said movable clamp elements, whereby, when said trigger is manually activated said cable will move said sliding housing to open or close said clamp elements.