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US5385376:
Device for picking up litter such as animal excrement
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Malaspina, Giorgio; Ovada, Italy
Francone, Nicola; Yerbes, France
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| Assignee: |
Socoplast France
Nuova Poliver Di Oddone C. Italy
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| Published / Filed: |
1995-01-31
/ 1993-12-10
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| Application Number: |
US1993000165963
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
E01H 1/12;
Core:
E01H 1/00;
IPC-7:
A01K 29/00;
E01H 1/12;
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| ECLA Code: |
E01H1/12B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
294/001.3;
015/257.6;
Original:
294/001.3;
015/257.6;
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| Field of Search: |
294/1.3-1.5,25,55
015/104.8,257.1,257.4,257.6,267.9
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| Abstract: |
The invention relates to a device for picking up litter, in particular animal excrement. It comprises both a set of tongs having two arm-forming assemblies that are hinged to each other at their ends about an axis, each arm-forming assembly being extended beyond the axis by a control extension, a second end of each arm-forming assembly including a terminal portion, actuating the control extensions causing the terminal portions to move apart, and a bag having a bottom-forming portion disposed between the arm-forming portions, the remainder of the bag being folded around the terminal portions, the folded portion clinging to the terminal portions and/or the arm-forming assemblies.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Graham & James ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Cherry, Johnny D.;
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A device for picking up litter such as animal excrement comprising:
- a tongs device having:
- two substantially identical arm forming assemblies, each of said arm forming assemblies comprising two elongated elements each having first and second ends, interconnection means for interconnecting said first ends of the elongated elements, and a cross-member for interconnecting said second ends of said elongated elements, said cross-members each comprising a lip portion,
- an axis disposed in parallel with said cross-members, said interconnection means disposed relative to said axis so that said arm forming assemblies pivot about said axis,
- two control extensions disposed opposite said axis from said arm forming assemblies, each said control extension being integral with a respective one of said arm forming assemblies and being disposed at an angle relative to the respective arm forming assembly, and
- resilient return means cooperating with said control extensions for pressing the lip portions of said cross-members against each other; and
- a bag comprising a pocket-forming portion including two facing walls interconnected at a bottom thereof, two bellows-forming parts, and an extension-forming portion having a free end, said bag being selectively mountable on the tongs device by disposing said pocket-forming portion between the arm-forming assemblies of the tongs device, the extension-forming portion of the bag being folded back around said cross-members to extend substantially over an entire length of the arm-forming assemblies of the tongs device.
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