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US4969419:
Device for collecting animal excrement
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Fong, Eva; Ambler, PA 19002
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1990-11-13
/ 1990-04-03
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| Application Number: |
US1990000503718
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| IPC Code: |
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A01K 23/00;
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IPC-7:
A01K 23/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
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119/868;
Original:
119/095;
119/029;
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| Field of Search: |
119/095,29,96
604/054,345,327
D30/165
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| Priority Number: |
| 1990-04-03 |
US1990000503718 |
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| Abstract: |
An appliance for collecting animal excrement in which a harness is fitted on the trunk of a dog for holding a collector in a position transversely across the rear of the dog below the base of the tail and the anal opening. The harness has an extension extending along the tail and terminating in a top fastener spaced outwardly from the base of the tail. The collector has a top opening with a pair of tab elements adapted to be connected together and engaged with said top fastener on the top surface of the tail. The harness has side members with side fasteners at opposite sides of the dog which are used to position the collector snugly against the rear of the dog below the anal opening. The top opening of the collector is closed when the tail is lowered and is opened when the tail is raised to a normal defecating position. The illustrated harness has loops adapted to encircle the four legs of the dog and a ring providing a site for attaching a leash to the harness. The fasteners comprise spring clips mounted for adjustment to properly position the collector. The collector comprises a tubular envelope having at the bottom end a straight bottom transverse seam, and at the top end a transverse first cut extending only partially across said tubular envelope and a second cut extending across the full width of said envelope above said partial cut in a straight line parallel to said bottom seam to form the tab elements.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Dann, Dorfman, Herrell and Skillman ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Weiss, John;
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None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A device for collecting animal excrement comprising in combination:
- a harness constructed to be mounted on the trunk of an animal with at least one central strap extending longitudinally along the backbone of the animal, at least one pair of side members arranged to engage opposite legs of the animal to retain said central strap in position overlying the backbone of the animal adjacent the tail, and an extension of said central strap extending longitudinally beyond the base of the tail along the tail and terminating in a top fastener spaced from the base of the tail;
- a collector comprising a tubular envelope having a top opening along the upper margin of said collector, said envelope having a transverse first cut extending only partially across both sides of said tubular envelope producing an elongated free edge on the lowerside of said cut defining said opening, and producing a pair of tab elements on the upper side of said cuts at the opposite ends of the free edge, said tab elements adapted to be connected together to complete a closed loop adjacent said top opening;
- the upper margin of said collector being flexible so that a central portion of said free edge between said tab elements may conform to the body contour of the rear parts of the animal transversely of the backbone below the base of the tail and the anal opening;
- the lower end of said tubular element being closed by a transverse bottom seam to form a bottom closure for said collector; and
- side fasteners interconnecting the opposite ends of said central portion to said side members at opposite sides of the animal, so as to position said central portion snugly against the rear parts of the animal below the anal opening;
- said tabs being interconnected with each other and engaged with said top fastener on the top surface of the tail, the portion of said free edge remaining between said central portion and said tabs respectively closing against said central portion when the tail is lowered and opening away from said central portion when the tail is raised to a normal defecating position.
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