Leash Pouch

• US 6,418,881 B1
• Filed: 06/12/2000
• Issued: 07/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Antoinette Marie Starratt
• Original Assignee: Antoinette Marie Starratt
• Inventors: Starratt, Antoinette Marie
• Primary Examiner(s): Jordan, Charles T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nelson, Judith A.
• Application Number:
  US09/592,452
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 119/795, 119/769, 119/792, 119/791, 119/867, 150/114, 150/117, 150/107
• US Class Current: 119/795
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/006 with light-emitting or ornamental devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/008 with pockets or similar for carrying accessories
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 2001/1286 storing used bags

Abstract

Disclosed is a leash pouch for storing disposable bags and for temporarily storing animal waste comprising a first pocket having an opening, a second, pocket having an opening, the second pocket having a device for at least partially restricting its opening whereby at least one disposable plastic bag can be stored in the second pocket. The first pocket also has a device for selectively closing its opening, the first pocket being adapted to temporarily store a plastic bag having animal waste therein. The pouch has an upper fastener device for detachable securement to a handle portion of a leash for the animal and has a lower device for slidable connection with a linear portion of the leash.

Claims

1. A leash pouch device for storing disposable bags and temporarily storing animal waste and adapted to be used with a leash of fixed length or a retractable leash device, comprising:

an upper pocket and a lower pocket, said upper pocket having an upwardly directed open end and said lower pocket having a downwardly directed open end;

said pockets being longitudinally aligned with each other with a wall divider therebetween, said upper pocket being longer than said lower pocket;

said lower pocket having a lower pocket closure means for partially restricting the opening whereby at least one disposable plastic bag can be stored and easily withdrawn downwardly from said lower pocket;

said upper pocket having upper pocket closure means for selectively closing the open end of the upper pocket, said upper pocket being adapted to temporarily store at least one plastic bag having animal waste therein;

said pouch device having securement means for detachable securement to a leash for the animal, said leash including a looped handle portion and a linear portion, said securement means including upper securement means and lower securement means, said upper securement means being adjacent said upwardly directed open end and comprising detachable fastening means for detachable connection with said looped handle portion of said leash, said lower securement means being adjacent said lower pocket and adapted to loosely encircle said linear portion of the leash and of a material and of a size whereby the linear portion of the leash can move through the lower securement means and relative to said lower securement means when the pouch device is used with a retractable leash device.

2. The leash pouch device of claim 1 wherein the lower securement means is a ring and of a diametric size that a dog collar fastener device can pass therethrough when assembling the pouch device with a retractable leash device.

3. The leash pouch device of claim 1 wherein said means for closing the open end comprises overlapping flaps of material having hook and loop type fabric fastening means.

4. The leash pouch device of claim 1 wherein said means for closing the open end comprises a draw string device.

5. The leash pouch device of claim 1 wherein said wall divider comprises two walls of material defining a third pocket between said two walls of material, an opening in the side of said pouch to said third pocket and means to selectively close said third pocket opening.