Patent Application
20230304239
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The disclosure relates to animal feces removal devices and more particularly pertains to a new animal feces removal device for manually removing canine feces with a plurality of prongs.
The prior art relates to animal feces removal devices. Known prior art includes a variety of animal feces removal devices comprising a shaft with a scooping mechanism coupled to the end of said shaft. Known prior art lacks an animal feces removal device including a plurality of prongs for manual removal of canine feces with a loop at an end of the shaft for securing the device to a fastener.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handle. The handle has an exterior surface. A foam wrap is enwrapped about the exterior surface of the handle. The handle is configured for providing an area for the user to grasp the handle. A shaft is protruding out from an end of the foam wrap. The shaft has an end. A rake has a port, and the port has an interior space. The interior space defines a space for the end of the shaft to be nested within. The port has a pair of holes. Each of the holes has threading. A pair of screws has threading and the pair of screws is configured for engaging by threading with the pair of holes. A plurality of prongs is positioned on an edge of the rake. The plurality of prongs protrudes out from the rake. The plurality of prongs is configured for scooping canine feces and transporting the canine feces to a waste container.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A grip 21 is able to couple to the handle 12. The grip 21 is an attachable handle and is configured for being positioned perpendicular relative to the handle 12 when attached. The grip 21 has a clasp 23 that is cylindrical shaped. The clasp 23 has a cavity that defines a space for enwrapping around the exterior surface 18 of the handle 12. The clasp 23 can be positioned in an open or closed position. A hinge 27 is coupled to the clasp 23 and to the grip 21. The hinge 27 defines a junction to adjust the positioning between the clasp 23 and the grip 21 to an open and close position. The clasp 23 has a latch 29 that secures the clasp 23 in a closed position by fastening the clasp 23 to the grip 21.
A shaft 22 is positioned at an end 24 of the foam wrap 20. The shaft 22 is a cylindrical shaped tube that protrudes out from the end 24 of the foam wrap 20. The clasp 23 of the grip 21 can attach to the shaft 22 as well as the handle 12. The shaft 22 has an end 26 which is a free end and provides an area for the shaft to be inserted into a port 28 of a rake 30. The port 28 of the rake 30 has a cylindrical shape with an interior space 32. The interior space 32 defines a space for the end 26 of the shaft 22 to be nested within. The port 28 has a pair of holes 34. Each of the holes 34 is circular and each of the holes 34 has threading. Each of the holes 34 is parallel to each other and the pair of holes 34 is coplanar to a longitudinal axis of the shaft 22.
Each screw 36 of a pair of screws 36 has threading and the pair of screws 36 is complementary to the pair of holes 34 of the rake 30. Each of the screws 36 is a set screw that is configured for being easily inserted into the pair of holes 34 and pressed against the end 26 of the shaft 22 to help retain the shaft 22 in a fixed position relative to the rake 30. The pair of screws 36 is configured for engaging by threading with the pair of holes 34 of the rake 30.
A plurality of prongs 38 is positioned on an edge 40 of the rake 30. Each of the prongs 38 protrudes outward from the edge 40 of the rake 30, and each of the prongs 38 has a curvature 42. The curvature 42 of each of the prongs 38 helps define a concave shape 44 of the rake 30. The concave shape 44 of the rake 30 provides an area for the canine feces 48 to be stored within when in-use. Each of the prongs 38 has an end 46, and the end 46 of each of the prongs 38 is pointed. The end 46 of each of the prongs 38 facilitates the process of scooping up canine feces 48 and other animal feces from the terrain surface 50 where the canine feces 48 are located.
In use, the user grasps the foam wrap 20 of the handle 12. The user positions the end 46 of each of the prongs 38 at the base of the canine feces 48. Therefrom, the user can push the plurality of prongs 38 of the rake 30 forward to gather a majority of the canine feces 48. The user repeats this process until the canine feces 48 are gathered within the rake 30. The user can then transport the canine feces 48 to a waste container for disposal. The rake 30 can be removed from the shaft 22 by removing the pair of screws 36 from the pair of holes 34 of the rake 30. Once removed, the rake 30 can be cleaned for further use. The shaft 22 can be secured to a hook or other fasteners by using the aperture 16 at the end 14 of the handle 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
