Patent ID: 8002319

Claim:
A pooper-scooper device comprising: a device structured to provide hands-free scooping up of moist and dry waste and for temporary holding of the waste for release and disposal, said device including, an elongated hollow shaft molded to include: an open first end and an open second end having a perimeter, and a plate extending from said perimeter and having densely spaced skewers extending from said plate on the side opposite from the hollow shaft, said skewers having closely spaced barbed extensions extending radially from each of said skewers, wherein each of said barbed extensions having a pointed part projecting backward from a main point for easy entry into and difficult extraction from the waste, wherein said barbed extensions must have a degree of flexible stiffness required to skewer and support pet waste; and an axially moveable actuating rod molded to include: a first end and a second end, said actuating rod mounted within said hollow shaft so as to be projecting from at least one end of said hollow shaft; a mechanism on said first end of said rod for preventing said rod from being removed from said shaft, and an ejector plate attached to said second end of said rod, said plate having through holes having perimeter edges arranged for receiving said skewers therethrough, said through hole perimeter edges providing for cleaning the waste from said skewers, and said device requiring no springs, wires, levers, slots, or pegs.