Patent ID: 7188878

Claim:
A waste collecting device comprising: a support shaft having a grip end and a scoop end; a bag frame member extending from said scoop end and providing a scoop surface spaced from said scoop end of said support staff to define a bag aperture, said scoop surface including an inner surface and an outer surface; a bag clamp movably secured to said support staff to be positioned at selective distances from said scoop end, said bag clamp having opposed bag handle receipts; a waste bag having a closed bottom and an open top separated by a sidewall and defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, said waste bag having opposed handles positioned proximate said open top thereof, wherein said closed bottom extends through said bag aperture such that said inner surface of said scoop surface faces said exterior surface of said waste bag, and said open top is folded back onto itself to extend at least partially over said outer surface of said scoop surface such that said exterior surface of said waste bag faces said outer surface of said scoop surface, and is secured to said bag clamp on said support staff with said opposed handles being secured to said bag clamp on said opposed bag handle receipts such that said waste bag is held open by said bag frame member, with said scoop surface being at least partially protected by said interior surface of said waste bag.