Patent ID: 8408615

Claim:
An animal waste pickup device comprising: an elongate member having an upper and a lower end; an upper pair of operating arms and a lower pair of operating arms located at the lower end of the elongate member, each of the upper and lower pairs of operating arms having a width and length dimension and is generally planar in form; a fibrous material generally planar shaped having a predetermined width and length; the upper pair of operating arms having articulation means for hingedly raising and lowering the upper pair of operating arms, the articulation means being located at a lower end of the elongate member; the upper pair of operating arms further having spaced-apart spiked material on an underside of the upper pair of operating arms for engagement with the fibrous material; the lower pair of operating arms being configured to clamp together along a generally central point, the lower pair of operating arms further having spaced-apart apertures that are aligned to correspond with the spiked material such that the spiked material protrudes through the apertures a sufficient distance to engage the fibrous material; means for operating the lower pair of operating arms at a lower end of the elongate member; and the fibrous material being releasably engaged to the spiked material such that the fibrous material clings to the spiked material until it is released for disposal with an animal waste content.