Patent ID: 7096823

Claim:
A portable apparatus for collecting pet feces, said apparatus comprising: a basin having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis and oppositely spaced edge portions extending substantially parallel thereto, said basin further having a planar bottom surface for receiving and storing fluid feces therein, said basin including a pair of oppositely disposed flange portions integral therewith and protruding outwardly along a horizontal plane so that a user can readily transport said basin between remote locations; and a housing removably mounted on top of said basin and being sized and shaped for being intermediately situated along the axis, said housing including a plurality of integral sidewalls protruding upwardly from said basin and terminating vertically thereabove at a predetermined height, one said sidewalls having a passageway formed therein for allowing a pet to access said apparatus as desired, said housing comprising a mesh-like bottom layer defining a plurality of symmetrically oriented partitions for allowing fluid feces to pass downwardly therethrough and into said basin while isolating and maintaining solid feces thereabove so that a user can readily dispose of the solid feces without necessitating the separation of said basin from said housing, a grass-like top layer selectively positionable on said bottom layer and cooperating therewith for providing a suitable surface onto which the pet may traverse during operating conditions, and a plurality of handles having lower end portions adjustably positionable below said top layer and engageable therewith, said handles further having top end portions protruding upwardly from said sidewalls and terminating exterior of said housing for allowing a user to maintain a substantially stable grip of said top layer when removing the solid feces during non-operating conditions; wherein said bottom layer further has an outer perimeter wall provided with a plurality of conduits for channeling the fluid feces outwardly and away from said housing, said conduits being spaced about the perimeter wall in equidistant intervals and further being vertically offset from said basin so that a predetermined volume of the fluid feces can be collected therein.