Patent Application
20110316296
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to gloves that are utilized to handle dog litter for disposal.
2. Description of Related Art
Dogs are a common household pet of many individuals. Dog owners must care for all of the needs associated with their dog that includes feeding, cleaning, veterinarian needs and disposal of litter. Some dogs are confined to open areas or yards near their owner's home or property and therefore utilize that area to relieve themselves of dog litter on a daily basis. Other dogs may reside within an apartment or small indoor living space and therefore these dogs need to be walked outdoors to dispose of their litter. The dog owner must handle and dispose of the dog litter in such situations because law or regulations that govern the area usually require removal. Some dog owners ignore these requirements and leave dog litter in public areas, thus creating a continuing problem in many urban and suburban areas.
Various devices have been developed to handle dog litter. Many of these devices involving shovels, rakes and kits that helps the dog owner to select and dispose of dog litter. Many times the owner must utilize their hands in addition to any tools or utensils in disposal of dog litter. One common device used by dog owners is a scooper that is used to scoop up the dog litter and dispose of the litter in a trash or other waste container.
One draw back to using utensils such as a scooper or shovel to collect dog litter is that the utensils must be cleaned on a regular basis to remove any dog litter residue that remains after use thereof. Further, such devices may have a limited shelf life and may be prone to damage or deterioration over a period of time.
In order to address the collection of dog litter it would be advantageous to have a device that is easy to use, disposable and could assist in handling and containment of the dog litter for disposal.
The present invention relates to a dog litter glove or mitten for collecting dog litter comprising: a hand section; a closure means at an open end of the glove; and an elongated midsection, where said midsection extends down from the hand section and abuts a cuff section, where said cuff section includes a width greater than the width of the midsection. The closure means may include at least one of a zip lock seal and a twist tie. The cuff of the dog litter glove may be rolled up to turn the glove inside out to create a sealed flexible container for the dog litter disposable.
The present invention relates to a glove that may be utilized by a dog owner to collect and dispose of dog litter. The glove according to the present invention provides a single device to handle and contain dog litter for disposal.
A Dog Litter Glove 100 according to the present invention is depicted in
The cuff section 17 has a width that is greater than the midsection 15 of the litter glove 100. A user inserts the glove 100 over his or her hand to handle and pick up the dog litter while their hand is covered with the glove 100. Once the dog litter is within the grasp of the user the cuff section 17 of the glove 100 is rolled inward to create an enclosure for the dog litter. Consequently the glove is turned inside out as the user removes their hand from the glove 100 and the dog litter is contained within the glove 100. The closure means 12 is used to seal the glove and provide an enclosed container for the disposal of the dog litter. The closure means 12 may include a zip lock type containment means or alternatively a twist tie that may be used to close the opening of the glove for the disposal of the dog litter.
