Sanitary animal waste collection holder

• US 6,199,737 B1
• Filed: 10/09/1999
• Issued: 03/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nicholas Clement Ringelstetter
• Original Assignee: Nicholas Clement Ringelstetter
• Inventors: Ringelstetter, Nicholas Clement
• Primary Examiner(s): Vidovich, Gregory M.
• Application Number:
  US09/415,611
• Time in Patent Office: 521 Days
• Field of Search: 224/191, 224/235, 224/236, 224/249, 224/251, 224/660, 224/674, 224/675, 224/680, 224/684, 224/615, 224/577, 224/578-580, 383/38, 383/40, 383/110, 150/106, 150/108, 150/112, 150/117, 190/102, 190/109, 190/111
• US Class Current: 224/675
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 1/1206 for picking up excrements manure or urine pouches for animal husbandry A01K23/00
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 2001/1286 storing used bags

Abstract

A sanitary pet-waste collection pouch having front, rear and side-walls defining an interior open topped chamber for holding tied pet-waste loaded plastic litter bags containing retrieved pet-waste. The rear wall is extended forming a unitary flap cover having interior opening and exterior opening pockets on opposite sides threof. The exterior opening pocket is closed by a “hook and pile” Velcro closure. An open topped side-pocket having a restricted bottom opening is secured along a side-wall of the pouch. A sanitizer dispensing container with a dispensing cap is seated securely within the side-pocket with the dispensing cap passing through the restricted bottom opening. The flap cover carries the “hook” portion of a second “hook and pile” Velcro closure and the front wall carries the “pile” portion of said closure, the “pile” portion being longer than the “hook” portion and being located on the front wall. The flap cover is fitted over the chamber so that the “hook” portion engages the “pile” portion at any location along the length thereof dependent upon the girth of the pouch. A pair of retainer loops carrying a “hook and pile” closure are secured to the pouch'"'"'s side walls to permit carrying of the pouch by the pet-owner or by the pet.

Claims

1. A sanitary pet-waste collection pouch having front, rear and side walls defining an open-topped interior chamber, a flap cover unitary with said rear wall foldable over said chamber and engagable on said front wall, said flap cover having exterior opening and interior opening pockets, strap means secured to said side-walls and adapted to define retainer loops for carrying said pouch, said strap means having first “

hook and pile”

closure means capable of forming retainer loops for carrying said pouch, said flap cover and said front wall carrying second “

hook and pile”

closure means capable of adjustable engagement independently of the girth of said chamber closing said pouch, an open-topped side-pocket along at least one of said side-walls and secured thereto, said side-pocket having a restricted bottom opening and a hand-sanitizer dispensing container having an upper shoulder and a dispensing cap thereon, said hand-sanitizer dispensing container being slidably seated within said side-pocket with said dispensing cap passing through said bottom opening retaining said hand-sanitizer dispensing container within said side-pocket.

2. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said interior pocket is capable of receiving plural plastic litter bags for dispensing therefrom.

3. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said exterior opening pocket is capable of receiving and holding selected pet owner'"'"'s personal effects, said exterior opening pocket having a third “

hook and pile”

closure means for closing said exterior opening pocket.

4. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said second “

hook and pile”

closure means comprise second “

hook” and

“

pile”

portions, one of said second “

hook” and

“

pile”

portions being secured to said flap cover exterior of said interior opening pocket and spaced from the closed end thereof, and the other one of said second “

hook” and

“

pile”

portions”

being secured to said front wall oriented substantially centrally thereon at an angle between the edges thereof, whereby said one of said second “

hook” and

“

pile”

portions is engaged with said other of said second “

hook” and

“

pile”

portions at any selected location along the length thereof depending upon the girth of said chamber.

5. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said first “

hook and pile”

closure means are secured at the respective ends of said straps, said elongate straps being engagable defining a carry handle for carrying said pouch.

6. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said strap means comprise first and second elongate straps respectively secured to said side-walls, said first and second elongate straps each having “

hook”

portions and “

pile”

portions of said first “

hook and pile”

closure means secured at the ends of each said elongate strap, each of said elongate straps being capable of forming said respective retainer loops by engaging said “

hook” and

said “

pile”

portions thereof.

7. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said strap means comprise first and second elongate straps, each having opposite ends, one end thereof being secured respectively to said side-walls, each elongate strap having a “

hook”

portion of said “

hook and pile”

closure means and a “

pile”

portion of said “

hook and pile”

closure means secured respectively to the surface of each of said elongate straps at opposite ends thereof.

8. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 1 in which said strap means comprise first and second elongate straps, each having opposite ends, one end being secured respectively to said side walls, said first strap having a first “

hook”

portion and a first “

pile”

portion of said first “

hook and pile”

closure means secured respectively thereto at said opposite ends thereof, and an additional “

pile”

portion secured to said first elongate strap on the opposite surface thereof beneath said first “

pile”

portion of said first “

hook and pile”

closure means, and, said second elongate strap having a second “

hook”

portion and a second “

pile”

portion of said first “

hook and pile”

closure means secured thereto at the opposite ends thereof, said second “

pile”

portion of said second elongate strap capable of being turned back upon itself, bent and secured to the adjacent side wall defining a shallow loop, a U-shaped key-fob holder having a bridging bar, said bridging bar being journaled within said shallow loop, a key-fob coupled to said U-shaped key-fob holder, said key-fob capable of holding selected keys of the pet owner, said first and second elongate straps capable of being engaged at their ends by engagement of said respective “

hook”

portions and “

pile”

portions.

9. A sanitary pet-waste collection pouch having front, rear and side-walls defining an open-topped chamber capable of storing at least one tied pet-waste loaded plastic litter bag, a flap cover unitary with said rear wall and being foldable over said chamber covering said chamber, said flap cover and said front wall having a “

hook and pile”

closure means capable of being engaged closing said pouch, at least one open-topped side-pocket secured along one of said side-walls, said side-pocket having a restricted bottom opening, and a hand-sanitizer dispensing container having a dispensing cap thereon, said hand-sanitizer dispensing container being slidably retainably received within said side-pocket with said dispensing cap passing through said restricted bottom opening.

10. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 in which said side-pocket has tucks formed adjacent the bottom end thereof whereby to narrow said side-pocket adjacent the bottom end thereof whereby to effect restriction of said bottom opening.

11. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 in which the bottom end of said side-pocket has a shoulder surrounding said restricted bottom opening, portions of said hand-sanitizer container including a shoulder surrounding said dispenser cap, said shoulder of said hand-sanitizer container being seated on said shoulder of said side pocket when said dispenser cap is fully passed through said restricted bottom opening.

12. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 in which said flap cover has an exterior opening pocket and a “

hook and pile”

closure disposed within said exterior opening pocket.

13. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 12 in which said flap cover has an interior opening pocket being capable of receiving fresh plastic litter bags therein and said exterior opening pocket is capable of receiving selected personal effects of said pet owner.

14. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 and strap means secured to each of said side-walls and having an additional “

hook and pile”

closure means enabling each strap to be formed into retainer loops capable of receiving a belt worn by said pet owner.

15. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 and strap means secured to each of said side walls, said strap means comprise a pair of elongate straps, each of said elongate straps carry one of a “

hook”

portion and a “

pile”

portion of a “

hook and pile”

closure means and are engaged defining a carrying handle for said pouch.

16. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 and an elongate pet leash, strap means secured to each of said side walls and having additional “

hook and pile”

closure means, said strap means comprising first and second elongate straps, each capable of being formed into retainer loops capable of receiving said pet leash therethrough via said additional closure means.

17. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 9 and strap means secured to each side wall, said strap means comprise a pair of elongate straps secured to respective side-walls and second “

hook and pile”

closure means carried by said strap means being releasably engagable to form a handle for carrying said pouch.

18. A sanitary pet-waste collection pouch having front, rear and opposite side walls defining an open-topped interior chamber, a flap cover unitary with said rear wall and foldable over said interior chamber covering same, said flap cover having interior and exterior opening pockets on opposite sides thereof, first “

hook and pile”

releasable closure means secured within said exterior opening pocket, strap means capable of defining exterior retainer loops secured respectively to said side-walls and extending outward therefrom, an open-topped side-pocket along one of said side walls and secured thereto, said side-pocket having a restricted bottom opening, a hand-sanitizer dispensing container having a dispensing cap, said hand-sanitizer dispensing container slidably seated within said side-pocket with said dispensing cap passing through said restricted bottom opening, said hand-sanitizer dispensing container being self-retained within said side-pocket, second “

hook and pile”

closure means secured to said flap cover and said front wall, said second “

hook and pile”

closure means comprise a “

hook”

portion and a “

pile”

portion, one of said portions being longer than the other of said portions, the longer of said portions being secured to said front wall and the shorter of said portions being secured to said flap cover whereby said shorter portion is engagable with said longer portion at any location along the length thereof thereby closing said pouch independent of the girth of said pouch resulting from the stored contents thereof.

19. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 18 in which said strap means includes a pair of elongate straps, one of said elongate straps carrying a hook portion and a “

pile”

portion of a third “

hook and pile”

closure means, said portions being carried on said elongate strap at respective opposite ends thereof and said other of said elongate straps carrying a “

hook”

portion and a “

pile”

portion of a fourth “

hook and pile”

closure means at opposite ends thereof whereby said respective “

hook” and

“

pile”

portions of said elongate straps are engaged respectively forming a pair of retainer loops, one retainer loop at each side-wall.

20. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 18 in which said strap means include a pair of elongate straps secured to said side wall, one of said elongate straps carrying a first “

hook”

portion and the other of said elongate straps carrying a first “

hook”

portion and a first “

pile”

portion of an additional “

hook and pile”

closure means, said first “

hook and pile”

portions of said additional “

hook and pile”

closure means respectively being carried at opposite ends of said elongate straps and being capable of engagement forming a handle for carrying said pouch.

21. The sanitary pet-waste collection pouch according to claim 19 in which said other of said elongate straps have said “

hook” and

“

pile”

portion on the same surface of said elongate strap, said other elongate strap being turned back upon itself at one end thereof and secured to one of said side walls defining a shallow loop and a key-fob holder journaled within said shallow loop and capable of carrying a key-fob thereon.