Leash attachable bag holder

• US 9,038,248 B1
• Filed: 01/10/2013
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corey D. Linn
• Original Assignee: Corey D. Linn
• Inventors: Linn, Corey D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sandy, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): UPCHURCH, DAVID M
• Application Number:
  US13/738,977
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• Field of Search: 242/98, 242/99, 243/00, 243/01, 243/02, 294/1.3, 294/1.4, 294/1.5
• US Class Current: 24/302
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 23/005 Manure or urine collecting devices used independently from the animal, i.e. not worn by the animal but operated by a person
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/008 with pockets or similar for carrying accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/31 Plural fasteners having intermediate flaccid connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/312 Chain connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/314 Elastic connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/316 Strap connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/318 Strap connector

Abstract

A leash attachable animal excrement bag holder has a carabineer for engaging a leash, body-supported apparel or the like, a flexible, resilient and open-biased support hoop, and a bag suspended from the support hoop. A slide has a body and first and second holes passing entirely through. The first hole encompasses the support hoop at a first distinct location and the second hole encompasses the support hoop at a second distinct location. The slide operatively traverses the support hoop and thereby alters a bias of the support hoop from an open orientation suitable to receive or remove animal excrement bags to a more nearly closed orientation suitable to retain animal excrement bags. A coupling engages the support hoop with the carabineer.

Claims

1. A leash attachable animal excrement bag holder operative to selectively receive, retain and release animal excrement bags, comprising:

a support hoop;

a coupling adapted to operatively couple said support hoop to a leash;

a bag suspended from said support hoop and adapted to operatively selectively receive, retain and release said animal excrement bags;

a slide adapted to operatively slide along said support hoop and alter a bias of said support hoop from an open orientation to a more nearly closed orientation and thereby operatively close said bag and retain said animal excrement bags within said bag; and

an opening into a chamber within said coupling, said opening having a smaller inside diameter than a diameter of said chamber, and at least one end of said support hoop further comprises a head that at a termination has a diameter smaller than said inside diameter of said opening and which first increases in diameter with distance from said termination to a diameter greater than said inside diameter of said opening and subsequently reaches a reduced diameter neck smaller than said inside diameter of said opening.

2. The leash attachable animal excrement bag holder of claim 1, wherein said coupling further comprises a carabineer.

3. The leash attachable animal excrement bag holder of claim 1, wherein said support hoop further comprises a self-supporting, resilient, semi-rigid material.

4. The leash attachable animal excrement bag holder of claim 1, wherein a first end of said support hoop is unitary with said coupling, and a second end of said support hoop distal to said first end further comprises a termination selectively secured with said coupling.

5. The leash attachable animal excrement bag holder of claim 4, wherein said bag further comprises a sleeve adjacent to and incompletely encircling an opening into said bag, said support hoop second end operatively passing through said sleeve prior to being selectively secured with said coupling.

6. The leash attachable animal excrement bag holder of claim 1, wherein said slide further comprises a body having first and second holes passing entirely through said slide body, said first hole encompassing said support hoop at a first distinct location and said second hole encompassing said support hoop at a second distinct location.

7. An animal excrement bag holder, comprising:

a coupling;

a self-supporting, resilient, semi-rigid and open-biased support hoop;

a bag suspended from said support hoop adapted to operatively selectively receive, retain and release said animal excrement bags; and

a slide having a body, first and second holes passing entirely through said slide body, said first hole encompassing said support hoop at a first distinct location and said second hole encompassing said support hoop at a second distinct location, said slide adapted to operatively traverse said support hoop and thereby alter a bias of said support hoop from said open bias to a closed bias and thereby operatively close said bag; and

an opening into a chamber within said coupling, said opening having a smaller inside diameter than a diameter of said chamber, and at least one end of said support hoop further comprises a head that at a termination has a diameter smaller than said inside diameter of said opening and which first increases in diameter with distance from said termination to a diameter greater than said inside diameter of said opening and subsequently reaches a reduced diameter neck smaller than said inside diameter of said opening.

8. The animal excrement bag holder of claim 7, wherein said coupling further comprises a carabineer.

9. The animal excrement bag holder of claim 7, wherein a first end of said support hoop is unitary with said coupling, and a second end of said support hoop distal to said first end further comprises a termination selectively secured with said coupling.

10. The animal excrement bag holder of claim 9, wherein said bag further comprises a sleeve adjacent to and incompletely encircling an opening into said bag, said support hoop second end operatively passing through said sleeve prior to being selectively secured with said coupling.

11. The animal excrement bag holder of claim 7, wherein said support hoop at least one end is operatively insertable into and not removable from said opening into said coupling.