Patent ID: 8100445

Claim:
A pet leash and sanitary device, comprising: a fixation member; a leash extendable from said fixation member; a sheath attached to said fixation member, having a hollow interior portion and an opening for accessing said hollow interior portion; and a waste pick-up tool, comprising a plurality of hinged arms and an actuator for moving said hinged arms between a retracted and an expanded orientation; said waste pick-up tool being storable in said hollow interior portion of said sheath when in its retracted orientation, wherein said waste pick-up tool actuator comprises: a pull member; a rod having a distal end and a proximal end, said pull member being attached to the proximal end of said rod; and an engagement member attached to the distal end of said rod; wherein said engagement member is attached to a proximal end of each of said hinged arms, and wherein each one of said plurality of hinged arms comprises a link, a cam, and an arm end.