Pet Waste Disposal Apparatus
First Claim
1. A pet waste disposal apparatus for use with a roll of pet waste bags, the apparatus comprising:
- a container including a receptacle portion having a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly about a full periphery of the bottom wall to an upper edge surrounding an upper opening in the receptacle and a lid arranged to be supported on the receptacle portion for movement between a closed position spanning the upper opening of the receptacle to fully enclose an interior of the receptacle portion and an open position in which the upper opening is substantially unobstructed by the lid; and
a bag dispenser comprising a sheet of flexible material which is arranged to at least partially surround the receptacle portion of the container so as to define a pocket area arranged to receive the roll of pet waste bags therein;
the sheet of flexible material including a dispensing aperture formed therein in communication with the pocket area so as to be arranged to dispense waste bags from the roll of waste bags therethrough.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment a pet waste disposal apparatus is formed by panels of flexible material to define a primary pouch to receive waste and a secondary pouch for a roll of pet waste bags. A cover panel encloses both pouches when closed while a dispensing aperture of the secondary pouch remains accessible for dispensing individual waste bags from the roll even when the cover panel is closed. In a second embodiment of the apparatus a container defines a first receptacle for storing waste. A flexible sheet partially surrounds the receptacle to define a pocket area receiving the roll of pet waste bags therein. A dispensing aperture in the flexible sheet again permits individual waste bags to be dispensed while the receptacle remains closed.
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20 Claims
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1. A pet waste disposal apparatus for use with a roll of pet waste bags, the apparatus comprising:
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a container including a receptacle portion having a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly about a full periphery of the bottom wall to an upper edge surrounding an upper opening in the receptacle and a lid arranged to be supported on the receptacle portion for movement between a closed position spanning the upper opening of the receptacle to fully enclose an interior of the receptacle portion and an open position in which the upper opening is substantially unobstructed by the lid; and a bag dispenser comprising a sheet of flexible material which is arranged to at least partially surround the receptacle portion of the container so as to define a pocket area arranged to receive the roll of pet waste bags therein; the sheet of flexible material including a dispensing aperture formed therein in communication with the pocket area so as to be arranged to dispense waste bags from the roll of waste bags therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pet waste disposal apparatus for use with a roll of pet waste bags, the apparatus comprising:
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a front panel and a rear panel of flexible material coupled to one another along respective bottom edges and along opposing side edges of the front and rear panels so as to define a primary pouch between the front and rear panels which is accessible through a primary pouch opening between respective top edges of the front panel and rear panel; a pocket panel of flexible material joined to the front panel along a bottom edge and along two opposing side edges of the pocket panel so as to define a secondary pouch between the pocket panel and the front panel which is accessible through a secondary pouch opening between a top edge of the pocket panel and the front panel, the secondary pouch and secondary pouch opening being suitably sized to receive the roll of pet waste bags in the secondary pouch through the secondary pouch opening; a dispensing aperture formed in the pocket panel at a location spaced below the top edge of the pocket panel, the dispensing aperture being suitable sized so as to be arranged to dispense an individual waste bag from the roll of waste bags therethrough while retaining a remainder of the roll of waste bags in the secondary pouch; a cover panel joined along a first edge to the rear panel adjacent the top edge of the rear panel and spanning outwardly to a second edge opposite the first edge, the cover panel being flexible between a closed position spanning generally downwardly from the first edge adjacent the top edge of the rear panel to the second edge below the top edge of the pocket panel so as to span across both the primary pouch opening and the secondary pouch opening and an open position in which both the primary pouch opening and the secondary pouch opening are substantially unobstructed by the cover panel; and a cover closure comprising a first portion supported on the pocket panel above the dispensing aperture and a second portion supported on the cover panel so as to be arranged for mating connection with the first portion in a latched position of the closure and the cover panel being in the closed position; the cover panel having a prescribed length between the first edge and the second edge such that the second edge is located above the dispensing aperture in the closed position of the cover panel with the closure in the latched position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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