A pet waste collection device for collecting and discarding animal waste is provided. The device comprises a shaft with a vacuum head mounted to the shaft. A vacuum motor is mounted within the vacuum head. A nozzle is connected to the shaft and the vacuum motor provides a suction to the second end of the nozzle. A retractable claw member having a plurality of extendable claw fingers extends from the nozzle. A waste bag is positioned within the claw member. An access port is formed in the vacuum handle. Upon collection of the pet waste in the waste bag, the claw fingers close as the claw member retracts into the nozzle, the open end of the waste bag closing shut. The bagged pet waste is suctioned by the vacuum motor through the shaft to a waste bag receptacle within the vacuum handle and removable from the receptacle through the access port.

A waste collector includes a bag body and a waste collecting apparatus. The bag body, which is made of flexible material, has a top opening and a waste collecting cavity. The waste collecting apparatus includes two elongated scraper arms spacedly affixed at the bag body to partition the bag body into a first bag portion and a second bag portion. When the bag body is reversibly flipped inside out from the top opening to form a temporary waste cavity within the first bag portion of the bag body, the scraper arms are moved toward each other for enclosing the temporary waste cavity within the first bag portion of the bag body and for scraping a waste within the temporary waste cavity. Therefore, the bag body is flipped back for automatically retaining the waste in the waste collecting cavity from the temporary waste cavity.

An apparatus used with a sleeve receptacle to make an animal waste bag holder apparatus or with a trash can receptacle to allow air captured between the bag and the the trash can to escape. The apparatus includes a bolt that extends through a side hole formed on the receptacle. The bolt's head is placed adjacent to the inside surface of the receptacle and the threaded shaft extends through the side hole. When a plastic bag is inserted into the receptacle, the bag's top edge is folded over the outside surface of the receptacle and placed below or adjacent to the side hole. The holder includes a flange nut with internal threads which when tightened on the shaft, presses against the portion of the plastic bag adjacent to the side hole. When tightened, the portion of the plastic bag is pulled which tightens the plastic bag around the receptacle.

A pet waste collector includes an elongated handle extending between a rear end and a front end, a loop situated forwardly of the front end configured so that a waste disposal bag can be fit within the loop, and a (preferably bendable) stem situated between the handle front end and the loop. A pet owner can grasp the handle and situate the loop (and the bag therein) beneath the rear of a dog as the dog squats to excrete waste, thereby catching the waste within the bag. The waste-filled bag may then be removed from the loop for disposal. Bending the stem allows the loop (and bag) to be oriented as the pet owner desires for visibility, and for ease of catching the waste.

A pet waste bag retainer and organizer system that allows for a roll of bags to be retained by a tail portion of the system, wherein the tail puts an internal pressure on the cavity or core of the roll bags. The system further including a retaining portion for the carrying of used pet waste bag, thus helping the user to not have to carry the used pet waste bag until it can be disposed of. The retaining portion includes an opening designed to allowed a knotted bag to pass therethrough and down a retention slot having retention protrusion extending into the retention slot that helps secure the pet waste bag while transporting.

An improved scooper apparatus is provided. The scooper having an article-engaging assembly including a pair of article-engaging implements configured to open and close via a handle member. The article-engaging implement has a generally concave interior surface creating a bucket-like configuration. An integral tubular member extends laterally from the article-engaging implement and terminates in and forms a raised lip at a perimeter edge of the tubular member. A bag-retaining member is disposed near the tubular member and is adapted for selectively engaging the perimeter of the open end of a flexible bag for collecting.

A semisolid collection device includes a shoveling assembly in a housing and including a retractable scoop, a canopy rotatably put on the scoop, and a roller above the scoop with the canopy moveably passing its surface; a motor including a conveyor belt driven by a motor shaft, and a forward and reverse switch for activating the motor or not; a clamping assembly including first and second clamping plates with the canopy passing therebetween; a transmitting assembly including a reciprocating screw driven by the conveyor belt, a sliding block put on the reciprocating screw, and a mount with the other end of the reciprocating screw disposed therein; two parallel guide rails having one ends secured to the mount; and a connection member secured to the scoop with the other ends of the guide rails and the sliding block secured thereto.

A semisolid collection device includes a shoveling assembly in a housing and including a retractable scoop, a canopy rotatably put on the scoop, and a roller above the scoop with the canopy moveably passing its surface; a motor including a conveyor belt driven by a motor shaft, and a forward and reverse switch for activating the motor or not; a clamping assembly including first and second clamping plates with the canopy passing therebetween; a transmitting assembly including a reciprocating screw driven by the conveyor belt, a sliding block put on the reciprocating screw, and a mount with the other end of the reciprocating screw disposed therein; two parallel guide rails having one ends secured to the mount; and a connection member secured to the scoop with the other ends of the guide rails and the sliding block secured thereto.

A feces collection assembly for collecting feces from a variety of surfaces includes a pair of tongs that are each manipulated thereby facilitating the tongs to selectively grasp feces on a surface. The tongs have a plurality of gripping edges and each of the gripping edges has a unique structure with respect to each other. Each of the gripping edges engages the feces on selected variety of support surfaces. In this way the feces may be removed from a variety of support surfaces.

A handle for a pet leash includes: a cylindrical core; a first cylindrical storage cavity housed within the cylindrical core; and a lead line attachment feature. A handle for a pet leash includes: a first storage cavity; a second storage cavity; and a lead line attachment feature. A leash comprising: a handle comprising: a first storage cavity; and a second storage cavity; a lead line coupled to the handle; and an attachment feature coupled to the lead line.