Patent ID: 7003846

Claim:
A vacuum and disposal apparatus for retrieving and disposing of animal feces, comprising: a vacuum motor controlled by an on/off switch to toggle the vacuum motor between an on position and an off position, the vacuum motor providing suction through a hollow, vacuum tube; a hollow, flexible hose having opposed ends, one opposed end of the flexible hose attached to the vacuum tube; a hollow, intake tube having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the other opposed end of the flexible hose, the second end of the intake tube providing an opening; a cartridge having a closed end and an open end, the closed end of the cartridge being received into the opening of the intake tube and covering a portion of the interior of the intake tube with the open end of the cartridge coinciding with the opening in the intake tube, the remainder of the cartridge extending outwardly from the intake tube and being folded over for covering a portion of the exterior of the intake tube; a slide mechanism affixed to the exterior of the vacuum tube, a bracket extending outwardly and perpendicular to the slide mechanism; a cable connecting the slide mechanism to the intake tube using the bracket for pivoting the intake tube from a first operating position to a second, unload position; whereby, upon the vacuum motor being toggled to the on position and the opening of the intake tube being placed over animal feces, the animal feces is sucked into the opening and received into the cartridge for disposal.