Pet Refuse Collecting Device with Hand Operated Scooping Plate

Abstract

A pet refuse collecting device which is designed particularly around animal waste or excrement embodies a moveable metal plate in coordination with a moveable disposable plastic plate with a specially constructed paper bag to create a scooping action to collect waste. The device can move from a 180-degree non-use position to a 90-degree use position with rotation controlled by a two-part lever below the handle that operates the clamping mechanism closing the steel plate into the disposable plastic plate and specially constructed paper bag.

Claims

1. A pet refuse collecting device with a scooping mechanism, where the scooping mechanism can have the scoop facing down, at a 180-degree angle, to a main support tube, or rotated to a 90-degree angle, to the main support tube comprising: a singular cable running from a U shape device on a handle, through a hole in the top of a main flat bar contained within the main support tube, through a scooping mechanism housing, connecting to a flat bar attached to a vertical support plate; the hole on the top of the main flat bar preventing the singular cable from slipping through the hole with a tight friction fit; a flat bar attached to the vertical support plate whose end is attached to the singular cable; a joint in a connection tube from a connection point on the main support tube to a connecting point of the top support plate of the scooping mechanism housing; whereby, when the U shaped device on the handle is rotated down 90-degrees, the singular cable is pulled upward which moves the main flat bar upward, causing the singular cable connected to the end of the flat bar attached to vertical support plate in the scooping mechanism housing, to rotate the scooping mechanism housing 90-degrees, placing the scooping mechanism into the 90-degree position.

2. The device of claim 1, with a two-part lever and main cable system to activate the scooping and collection action of the device comprising: a lever with a stationary top section and a moveable bottom section; a main cable with one end attached to the bottom section of the lever; a connector near the bottom of the main support tube with the main cable attached the connector top and two auxiliary cables connected to bottom of the connector; two clamping mechanisms with two ends. one clamping mechanism on each side of the scooping mechanism housing; two ends of the auxiliary cables split into two secondary cables, with each secondary cable connected to an end of the clamping mechanism; whereby, when the bottom section of the lever is pulled up, the main cable is raised up the two ends of the secondary cables to pull the clamping mechanism opens and shut creating the scooping action of the device.

3. The device of claim 1 with a detachable tray which sits below the scooping and collection components when the device is not in use to prevent refuse from escaping.

4. The device of claim 1 with a vertical non-tubular rod on the outside of the main support tube bar that will release the disposable plastic plate and paper bag for disposal when pushed downward into the removable tray.

5. The device of claim 1 with a storage compartment for paper bags and plastic plates and other items.

6. The device of claim 1 with a storage compartment for germicide liquid and a dispensing rod to clean up areas of the sidewalk or other surface that may have waste residue.

7. The device of claim 1 with the singular cable starting in U shaped mechanism in the handle, which allows the device to operate at a 90 degree position when the U shaped mechanism is turned 90 degrees down from the handle could be a two-part cable, the cable going from the U shaped device to the top of the main flat bar, and the other going from the bottom of the main flat cable through the housing to the bar attached to the vertical support plate.

Description

DRAWINGS

Description of Each Figure

[0053] FIG. 1 is a three-quarter overview of the device with the scooping mechanism in the 180 degree, or downward position.

[0054] FIG. 2 is a front view of device of this application with the scooping mechanism at a 90-degree angle.

[0055] FIG. 3 is a side view of the device of his application, showing how the clamping mechanism works.

[0056] FIG. 4 is a view of the handle and the U shaped locking device and its connection to the cable that raises the flat bar.

DESCRIPTION OF LABELED COMPONENTS IN THE DRAWINGS

[0057] 1. A handle. [0058] 2. U shaped device attached to handle to pull the cable and as a result of pulling the two-part lever 21 the cable goes upward the main flat bar moves upward. [0059] 3. A hole in the top of the flat bar, through which cable 28 is attached before going to the flat bar 18 in the scooping mechanism. [0060] 10. The main flat bar. [0061] 11. The main support tube. [0062] 13. Eyelets. [0063] 14. The clamping mechanism, one on each side of the scooping mechanism. [0064] 15. The steel scooping plate. [0065] 16. The frame for the detachable paper bag. [0066] 17. The paper bag. [0067] 18. A flat bar that is attached to the scooping mechanism. [0068] 19. The cable from the two-part lever 21. [0069] 20. The opening where the cable 27 (see FIG. 4) goes to attach to the eyelet that connects to flat bar attached to the scooping mechanism 18. [0070] 21. The two-part lever near the top of the main tube with a stationary top part, and a lower part that goes up and when squeezed to activate the clamping mechanism 14. [0071] 23. A detachable tray which attaches below the scooping and collection components when the device is not in use to prevent refuse from escaping. [0072] 27. Two attachment cables that go either the left or right-side clamping mechanism 14. [0073] 28. The singular cable that goes from the U shaped device on the handle down to the flat bar on the scooping mechanism.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0074] FIG. 1 shows the basic configuration of the Pet Refuse Collecting Device with Scooping Plate, The device has a handle 1 on top. With a U shaped mechanism 2 (See FIG. 4 for more detail) that moves the flat bar mechanism, 10 and 18 that allows the device to move from a 180-degree to a 90-degree configuration. The flat bar movement is allowed by the pull-out locking knob 9 and two holes 8 in the flat bar 10 which al lows the bar to be locked into either the 90-degree or 180-degree configuration. The flat bar 10 has a hole in top 3 which is connected to a cable 28, shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 which moves the flat bar up and down depending on the position of the U shaped mechanism 2. There is also a removable tray 23 on the bottom that may be placed underneath the scooping mechanism when it is no longer in use.

[0075] The scooping mechanism itself consists of the clamping mechanisms 14 on either side of the scooping mechanism, see FIG. 3 for more detail, a steel scooping plate 15, which scoops the waste material into a paper bag 17, which is held in place by a disposable plastic frame 16. FIG. 1 also shows the two eyelets, 13, which allow the cable 28 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) from the handle 1 through the top hole in the flat bar 3 to manipulate the flat bar 18 attached to the scooping mechanism, which has the cable 28 attached to the end of the flat bar 18.

[0076] FIG. 2 illustrates the scooping mechanism when it is turned at a 90-degree angle. The clamping mechanism 14 is on the top and bottom of the scooping mechanism. The steel plate 15 is on the left side (looking towards the drawing), and plastic frame 16 for the paper bag 17 is on the right side looking toward the picture.

[0077] FIG. 3 shows the clamping mechanism from one side of the device. The main cable 19 from the two-part lever 21 goes into a connector 26, which then has two cables, 27 one to the clamping mechanism 14 on either side of the scooping mechanism. When the cable 19 is pulled up by use of the two-part lever, the two clamping mechanisms closes causing the scooping action.

[0078] FIG. 4 shows the handle 1 with the U shaped mechanism 2. The locking mechanism 2, is attached to the cable 28. When the U shaped mechanism 2 is pulled down, it pulls the cable 28 which raises the main flat bar 10, as the cable 28 is wrapped through the flat bar 10, which in turn raises the flat bar 18 attached to the scooping mechanism housing turning the scooping mechanism 90-degrees. In order for all the above to happen the pull-out locking knob 9, must be pulled out and then reinserted once the flat bar 18 has reached its 90-degree hole.