Patent ID: 7232165

Claim:
A portable pet waste collection and disposal device, comprising: a nested wand, having an actuator, a lower end and a upper end, said wand normally tending to fully extend upon activation by said actuator during deployment of said device; a prong unit hingedly coupled to said lower end of said nested wand, having a pair of prongs, a first hinge and a second hinge coupled to said first hinge, said first hinge normally tending to spread said prongs from a juxtaposed position external to said nest wand, said second hinge normally tending to rotate said prong unit about the lower end of said nested wand, said first hinge and second hinge controllably rotating in substantially perpendicular relation to each other; a slider coupled to said prong unit, said slider controllably causing said second hinge to rotate about said lower end when said slider is released by said actuator on said nested wand at a first end, said slider having a retainer bracket at a second end for retaining the spreading of said pair prongs during deployment of said device.