Patent ID: 7735886

Claim:
A tool for picking up and carrying dog dung comprising: a shank having a shaft longitudinally linearly extending from a grip and at least one swinging support attached to an end of the shaft so as to have a swinging axial line in a direction intersecting with the shaft; a receiver having an opening, which opens substantially in parallel with the swinging axial line, and a concave inner wall, the receiver being supported swingably about the swinging axial line by fitting at least one support disposed on the opening to the swinging support; a lid having a periphery disposed substantially in parallel with the swinging axial line for closely covering the opening and a cover for covering the inside of the periphery, the lid being supported swingably in a direction opposing the receiver by fitting at least one support disposed on the peripheral to the swinging support; a rear link with its lower end rotatably connected to a boss provided at part of an outer wall of the receiver; a front link with its lower end rotatably connected to a boss provided at part of an outer wall of the lid; and an operating rod means includes, at lower end, a link holder rotatably connected to upper ends of the rear link and the front link, and retained by the shaft movably in a vertical direction for swinging the receiver and the lid about the swinging axial line in such a manner that the receiver is upturned at about a right angle toward the shaft when the lid is shut.