Patent ID: 7950707

Claim:
A hand-operable feces collection apparatus for catching animal excrements prior to reaching a ground surface, said hand-operable feces collection apparatus comprising: an elongated curvilinear handle; an annular ring attached to a distal end of said curvilinear handle, said annular ring having open top and bottom surfaces such that a hollow passageway is transversely defined through an inner perimeter thereof; and a retention bag attached directly to said annular ring in such a manner that said retention bag is maintained at a substantially stable position while receiving the animal excrements therein; wherein said retention bag is configured in such a manner that a user may detach said retention bag from said annular ring while maintaining both hands spaced away from said retention bag; wherein the animal excrement is prohibited from landing on the ground surface and remains confined within said retention bag during collection procedures; means for resiliently adjusting a diameter of said annular ring such that said retention bag is caused to automatically disengage said annular ring and freely fall downwardly through said hollow passageway; wherein said resiliently adjusting means is manually actuated by the user and enables the user to discard said retention bag without directly contacting the animal excrements; wherein the user remains spaced apart from said annular ring while said resiliently adjusting means is actuated by the user.