Patent ID: 7695035

Claim:
A pet waste collection tool comprising: a body portion having a first end, a second end, and a handle portion extending therefrom; a retractable trigger coupled on one end to the body portion; a scoop portion coupled to the body portion, the scoop portion comprising a fixed member coupled to the second end and a pivotal member coupled to the fixed member; a means for coupling, where the means for coupling couples one end to the trigger and the other end to the pivotal member such that when the trigger is in a first position the scoop portion is in an open position wherein the distal end of the pivotal member does not contact the fixed member and when the trigger is in a second position the scoop portion is in a closed position wherein the distal end of the pivotal member contacts the fixed member; a leash attachment member rotatably coupled to the first end; a leash coupled to the leash attachment member; a scoop portion attachment member coupled to the body portion, wherein the scoop portion attachment member is disengagably coupled to a first end of the fixed member, and wherein the scoop portion attachment member contains internal threads on the distal end thereof and the first end of the fixed member contains external threads, wherein the distal end of the scoop portion attachment member is screwed to the first end of the fixed member.