US3767247A
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US
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Portable collector for droppings
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-03-13
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Granted: 1973-10-23
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Expires: 1992-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle has the open end thereof telescoped along the outer surface of that baglike receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of that baglike receptacle to cause a portion of that bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of that bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold. A manuallymanipulable device is disposed at least partly inwardly of the inverted-condition portion of the bag-like receptacle, it is small enough to fit wholly within that bag-like receptacle, and it can be opened to accommodate a dropping. Thereafter, the free end of the bag-like receptacle can be telescoped along the outer surface of that bag-like receptacle in a direction away from the closed end of that bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by the opening-defining fold to dispose the previouslyexposed surface of the inverted-condition portion of that baglike receptacle wholly at the interior of that bag-like receptacle.
Inventors
- 👤 D Wetzler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:39
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01H; E01H1/00; E01H1/12; E01H1/1206; E01H2001/122; E01H2001/1226; E01H2001/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
619 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tearresistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold and also thereby form pocket-like portions between said inverted-condition portion and said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, a manually-manipulable scoop which has relatively-movable frames disposable within said pocket-like portions of said bag-like receptacle and which has the free ends of said frames disposable adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said free ends of said relatively-movable frames being laterally offset from other portions of said relatively-movable frames and confronting and extending toward each other, said laterallyoffset free ends of said relatively-movable frames acting to hold said other portions of said relatively-movable frames in laterally spaced-apart relation and thereby coacting with said other portions of said relatively-movable frames to bound and define a space between said relatively-movable frames whenever said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are moved into position adjacent each other, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle being dimensioned to extend through and out of said space between said relatively-movable frames and being disposable laterally of said further portion of said baglike receptacle, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to receive and hold a dropping which enters said bag-like receptacle through the opening defined by said openingdefining fold and which passes through said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to respond to the weight of said dropping therein to sag below a part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle when said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with a surface bearing a further dropping, said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle serving as a barrier between said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and said opening defined by said openingdefining fold whenever said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with said surface bearing said further dropping, said scoop being manipulable and being tiltable into different angularly-displaced positions to cause a multiplicity of droppings to be successively underlain by said laterallyoffset free ends of said relatively-movable frames and to be passed through said space between said relatively-movable frames and over said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle into said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle thereafter keeping said multiplicity of droppings from passing to and escaping through said opening defined by said openingdefining fold as said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with the surfaces bearing said multiplicity of droppings, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previouslyexposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said baglike receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said multiplicity of droppings within said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
619 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tearresistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold and also thereby form pocket-like portions between said inverted-condition portion and said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, a manually-manipulable scoop which has relatively-movable frames disposable within said pocket-like portions of said bag-like receptacle and which has the free ends of said frames disposable adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said free ends of said relatively-movable frames being laterally offset from other portions of said relatively-movable frames and confronting and extending toward each other, said laterallyoffset free ends of said relatively-movable frames acting to hold said other portions of said relatively-movable frames in laterally spaced-apart relation and thereby coacting with said other portions of said relatively-movable frames to bound and define a space between said relatively-movable frames whenever said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are moved into position adjacent each other, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle being dimensioned to extend through and out of said space between said relatively-movable frames and being disposable laterally of said further portion of said baglike receptacle, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to receive and hold a dropping which enters said bag-like receptacle through the opening defined by said openingdefining fold and which passes through said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to respond to the weight of said dropping therein to sag below a part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle when said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with a surface bearing a further dropping, said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle serving as a barrier between said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and said opening defined by said openingdefining fold whenever said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with said surface bearing said further dropping, said scoop being manipulable and being tiltable into different angularly-displaced positions to cause a multiplicity of droppings to be successively underlain by said laterallyoffset free ends of said relatively-movable frames and to be passed through said space between said relatively-movable frames and over said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle into said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle thereafter keeping said multiplicity of droppings from passing to and escaping through said opening defined by said openingdefining fold as said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with the surfaces bearing said multiplicity of droppings, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previouslyexposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said baglike receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said multiplicity of droppings within said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein the other ends of said relatively-movable frames coact with said part of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle to define an opening that is contiguous to said space between said relatively-movable frames, and wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle passes through said opening as it extends through and out of said space between said relatively-movable frames to be disposed laterally of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein one of said relatively-movable frames has an opening therein that is contiguous to said space between said relatively-movable frames, and wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle passes through said opening as it extends through and out of said space between said relatively-movable frames to be disposed laterally of said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein interacting surfaces on said scoop and on said bag-like receptacle prevent accidental separation of said bag-like receptacle from said scoop as said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with a surface bearing a dropping.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein said scoop has a plurality of holding elements thereon to releasably hold said bag-like receptacle, wherein one of said holding elements releasably holds said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, and wherein another of said holding elements releasably holds said closed end of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein interacting surfaces on said scoop and on said bag-like receptacle prevent accidental separation of said bag-like receptacle from said scoop as said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with a surface bearing a dropping, and wherein said interacting surfaces hold said closed end of said bag-like receptacle above and out of engagement with a surface which bears a dropping when said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposed adjacent to and generally in parallel relation with said surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
465 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any part of said portable collector which has contacted any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, manually-manipulable means which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle which enables said portable collector to provide a stiff edge that can be forced to move between a dropping and a surface on which said dropping rests, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with, but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle extending in said direction beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and beyond said Passage to define a space in which a dropping can be held, said space being remote from said opening-defining fold and being displaced, at least in part, out of register with said passage, whereby any dropping that was held within said space would have at least a portion thereof located out of register with the adjacent end of said passage, and whereby said dropping would have to move into register with said passage and then would have to change direction and move through said passage toward said opening-defining fold to escape from said portable collector, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and thereafter being tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and through and beyond said passage to enter said dropping-holding space that is defined by said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and to move, at least in part, out of register with said adjacent end of said passage, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
465 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any part of said portable collector which has contacted any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, manually-manipulable means which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle which enables said portable collector to provide a stiff edge that can be forced to move between a dropping and a surface on which said dropping rests, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with, but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle extending in said direction beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and beyond said Passage to define a space in which a dropping can be held, said space being remote from said opening-defining fold and being displaced, at least in part, out of register with said passage, whereby any dropping that was held within said space would have at least a portion thereof located out of register with the adjacent end of said passage, and whereby said dropping would have to move into register with said passage and then would have to change direction and move through said passage toward said opening-defining fold to escape from said portable collector, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and thereafter being tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and through and beyond said passage to enter said dropping-holding space that is defined by said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and to move, at least in part, out of register with said adjacent end of said passage, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said manually-manipulable means is a sleeve which normally is essentially flat but which can be given an essentially tubular configuration to enable said manually-manipulable means to accommodate said dropping and to enable said dropping to respond to tilting of said manually-manipulable means to pass through and beyond said manipulable means and enter said closed end of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said manually-manipulable means is a sleeve which normally is essentially flat, wherein said manually-manipulable means can respond to inwardly-directed forces applied to the side edges thereof to assume an essentially-tubular configuration, and wherein said bag-like receptacle is sufficiently flexible to receive and transmit said inwardly-directed forces to said side edges of said manually-manipulable means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said manually-manipulable means is made from a material that is stiffer than the material of which said bag-like receptacle is made, and wherein one end of said manually-manipulable means projects outwardly beyond said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle to serve as said one portion of said manually-manipulable means, whereby said one end of said manually-manipulable means can serve as a stiff edge which can be pressed against said surface on which said dropping rests and can be disposed immediately adjacent and can directly receive said dropping.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
123 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said manually-manipulable means is made from a material that is stiffer than the material of which said bag-like receptacle is made, and wherein one end of said manually-manipulable means projects outwardly beyond said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle to serve as said one portion of said manually-manipulable means, whereby said one end of said manually-manipulable means can serve as a stiff edge which can be pressed against said surface on which said dropping rests and can be disposed immediately adjacent and can directly receive said dropping, but wherein said manually-manipulable means has the greater portion of the length thereof disposed within and enclosed and protected by said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
116 words
A portable collector as claimed in Claim 7 wherein said manually-manipulable means is a sleeve which is disposed within said bag-like receptacle, wherein said manually-manipulable means is made from a material that is stiffer than the material of which said bag-like receptacle is made, and wherein one end of said sleeve is said portion of said manually-manipulable means and can serve as a stiff edge which can be pressed against said surface on which said dropping rests and can be disposed immediately adjacent and can directly receive said dropping, but wherein said manually-manipulable means has the greater portion of the length thereof disposed within and enclosed and protected by said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
376 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any part of said portable collector which has contacted any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, manually-manipulable means which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle which enables said portable collector to provide a stiff edge that can be forced to move between a dropping and a surface on which said dropping rests, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold and toward said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means being a sleeve, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and thereafter being tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and into said passage, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle, a pusher element integral with said manually-manipulable means, said pusher element being readily separable from said manually-manipulable means, said pusher element being usable to push said dropping into position within said manually-manipulable means, and said pusher element being subsequently insertable into said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
376 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any part of said portable collector which has contacted any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, manually-manipulable means which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle which enables said portable collector to provide a stiff edge that can be forced to move between a dropping and a surface on which said dropping rests, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold and toward said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means being a sleeve, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and thereafter being tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and into said passage, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle, a pusher element integral with said manually-manipulable means, said pusher element being readily separable from said manually-manipulable means, said pusher element being usable to push said dropping into position within said manually-manipulable means, and said pusher element being subsequently insertable into said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said manually manipulable means is a scoop which has relatively-movable frames, wherein the free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposable in pocket-like portions of said bag-like receptacle between said inverted-condition portion and said further portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
455 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any portion of said portable collector which has contacted any of such droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the said closed enD of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means that is stiffer than said bag-like receptacle and that has a portion thereof which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said portion of said manually-manipulable means remaining at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle throughout the entire period of use of said portable collector in picking up said dropping, said portion of said manually-manipulable means being adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle extending in said direction beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and constituting a closure for that end of said passage which is remote from said opening-defining fold, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and said manually-manipulable means and said bag-like receptacle thereafter being readily tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and through said passage to approach said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, whereby a dropping adjacent said closed end of said bag-like receptacle would have to move through said passage toward said opening-defining fold to escape from said portable collector, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means being dimensioned so said user''s hand is close to said bag-like receptacle and is relatively close to said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle whenever said manually-manipulable means is held and manipulated by said user''s hand.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
455 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any portion of said portable collector which has contacted any of such droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the said closed enD of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means that is stiffer than said bag-like receptacle and that has a portion thereof which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said portion of said manually-manipulable means remaining at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle throughout the entire period of use of said portable collector in picking up said dropping, said portion of said manually-manipulable means being adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle extending in said direction beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and constituting a closure for that end of said passage which is remote from said opening-defining fold, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and said manually-manipulable means and said bag-like receptacle thereafter being readily tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and through said passage to approach said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, whereby a dropping adjacent said closed end of said bag-like receptacle would have to move through said passage toward said opening-defining fold to escape from said portable collector, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means being dimensioned so said user''s hand is close to said bag-like receptacle and is relatively close to said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle whenever said manually-manipulable means is held and manipulated by said user''s hand.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
63 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein said manually-manipulable means is a sleeve which normally is essentially flat, wherein said manually-manipulable means can respond to inwardly-directed forces applied to the side edges thereof to assume an essentially-tubular configuration, and wherein said bag-like receptacle is sufficiently flexible to receive and transmit said inwardly-directed forces to said side edges of said manually-manipulable means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
44 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein said manually-manipulable means is a scoop which has relatively-movable frames, wherein the free ends of said relatively-movable frames are disposable in pocket-line portions of said bag-like receptacle between said inverted-condition portion and said further portion.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
247 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means whIch is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle, and interacting surfaces on said manually-manipulable means and on said bag-like receptacle to prevent accidental separation of said bag-like receptacle from said manually-manipulable means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
247 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means whIch is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said dropping within said bag-like receptacle, and interacting surfaces on said manually-manipulable means and on said bag-like receptacle to prevent accidental separation of said bag-like receptacle from said manually-manipulable means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
74 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein a pusher element can be used to push said dropping into position within said manually-manipulable means, wherein said pusher element has absorbent material on a portion of the surface thereof to enable said pusher element to be used to clean the surface upon which said dropping was deposited, and wherein said pusher element can subsequently be inserted into said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
274 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having relatively-movable frames, and said relatively-movable frames having handles thereon which can be gripped by the thumb and fingers of a user''s hand to move said relatively-movable frames relative to each other, said handles being adjacent said bag-like receptacle but being spaced away from said portion of said manually-manipulable means which is adjacent said opening-defining fold, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said droppings within said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
274 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having relatively-movable frames, and said relatively-movable frames having handles thereon which can be gripped by the thumb and fingers of a user''s hand to move said relatively-movable frames relative to each other, said handles being adjacent said bag-like receptacle but being spaced away from said portion of said manually-manipulable means which is adjacent said opening-defining fold, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opening-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said droppings within said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
149 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hands to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle and a scoop, said scoop having relatively-movable frames with free ends that are offset laterally from other portions of said relatively-movable frames and that confront and extend toward each other, said laterally-offset free end of said relatively-movable frames acting to hold said other portions of saiD relatively-movable frames in laterally spaced-apart relation and thereby coacting with said other portions of said relatively-movable frames to bound and define a space between said relatively-movable frames whenever said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are moved into position adjacent each other, and said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames being encased by portions of said bag-like receptacle and being movable into position beneath a dropping resting on a surface.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
149 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hands to contact any of said droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle and a scoop, said scoop having relatively-movable frames with free ends that are offset laterally from other portions of said relatively-movable frames and that confront and extend toward each other, said laterally-offset free end of said relatively-movable frames acting to hold said other portions of saiD relatively-movable frames in laterally spaced-apart relation and thereby coacting with said other portions of said relatively-movable frames to bound and define a space between said relatively-movable frames whenever said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are moved into position adjacent each other, and said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames being encased by portions of said bag-like receptacle and being movable into position beneath a dropping resting on a surface.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
70 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 21 wherein a further portion of said bag-like receptacle is spaced from said encasing portions of said bag-like receptacle, and wherein said dropping can respond to tilting of said scoop to pass through said space between said relatively movable frames and enter said further portion of said bag-like receptacle while said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are immediately adjacent each other.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
37 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 21 wherein said portions of said bag-like receptacle are pocket-like in configuration, and wherein said portions of said bag-like receptacle are contiguous with the inner surface of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
89 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 21 wherein the laterally-offset free end of one of said relatively-movable frames is pivoted relative to said one relatively-movable frame, and wherein the laterally-offset free end of the other of said relatively-movable frames is pivoted relative to said other relatively-movable frame, and wherein said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are able to lie generally parallel to a dropping-bearing surface as said laterally-offset free ends of said relatively-movable frames are moved toward each other while being immediately adjacent said dropping-bearing surface.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
429 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any portion of said portable collector which has contacted any of such droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means that is stiffer than said bag-like receptacle and which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle extending in said direction beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and constituting a closure for that end of said passage which is remote from said opening-defining fold, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and said manually-manipulable means and said bag-like receptacle thereafter being readily tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and through said passage to approach said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, whereby a dropping adjacent said closed end of said bag-like receptacle would have to move through said passage toward said opening-defining fold to escape from said portable collector, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opEning-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said droppings within said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a further portion thereof which is close to the center of gravity thereof and which receives gripping forces when said manually-manipulable means is held by said user''s hand, whereby said manually-manipulable means can be gripped and manipulated by said hand of said user''s hand with minimal effort and minimal fatigue.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
429 words
A portable collector for droppings which can be used to collect droppings without requiring a user''s hand to contact any of said droppings or any portion of said portable collector which has contacted any of such droppings and which comprises a readily-flexible, tear-resistant, bag-like receptacle which has an open end dimensioned to telescope freely along the outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction toward the closed end of said bag-like receptacle to cause a portion of said bag-like receptacle to lie in inverted condition over a further portion of said bag-like receptacle and thereby form an opening-defining fold, a manually-manipulable means that is stiffer than said bag-like receptacle and which is at least partly disposed inwardly of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a portion thereof adjacent said opening-defining fold of said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means helping define a passage which is contiguous to and in register with but which extends in said direction away from said opening-defining fold, said closed end of said bag-like receptacle extending in said direction beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and constituting a closure for that end of said passage which is remote from said opening-defining fold, said manually-manipulable means being manipulable to accommodate a dropping and said manually-manipulable means and said bag-like receptacle thereafter being readily tiltable to cause said dropping to pass through and beyond said portion of said manually-manipulable means and through said passage to approach said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, whereby a dropping adjacent said closed end of said bag-like receptacle would have to move through said passage toward said opening-defining fold to escape from said portable collector, said open end of said bag-like receptacle being adapted to be subsequently telescoped freely along said outer surface of said bag-like receptacle in a direction away from said closed end of said bag-like receptacle and beyond the position occupied by said opEning-defining fold to dispose the previously-exposed surface of said inverted-condition portion of said bag-like receptacle wholly at the interior of said bag-like receptacle and to expose the previously-protected said further portion of said bag-like receptacle, and said open end of said bag-like receptacle being closable to enclose and confine said droppings within said bag-like receptacle, said manually-manipulable means having a further portion thereof which is close to the center of gravity thereof and which receives gripping forces when said manually-manipulable means is held by said user''s hand, whereby said manually-manipulable means can be gripped and manipulated by said hand of said user''s hand with minimal effort and minimal fatigue.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
123 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle is displaced laterally of said manually-manipulable means, wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle droops downwardly toward a dropping-bearing surface whenever said manually-manipulable means is moved toward said surface to enable a dropping on said surface to be picked up, and wherein a portion of the interior of said bag-like receptacle which is intermediate said opening-defining fold and said closed end of said bag-like receptacle does not droop to the same extent as said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, whereby said portion of said interior of said bag-like receptacle acts as a barrier to any previously-collected dropping within said closed end of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
46 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein a portion of said bag-like receptacle that initially is integral with said bag-like receptacle subsequently is readily separable from the rest of said bag-like receptacle and is usable to tie said open end of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
37 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein said manually-manipulable means has a portion thereof disposed within a pocket-like portion of said bag-like receptacle between said inverted-condition portion and said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
31 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein said manually-manipulable means is secured to said bag-like receptacle and is disposable along with, and as a part of, said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
61 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 15 wherein said manually-manipulable means is a sleeve, wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle is telescoped into one end of said sleeve to enable said one end of said sleeve to fit into a pocket-like portion of said bag-like receptacle between said inverted-condition portion and said further portion of said bag-like receptacle.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
135 words
A portable collector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle is displaced laterally of said manually-manipulable means, wherein said closed end of said bag-like receptacle droops downwardly towards a dropping-bearing surface whenever said manually-manipulable means is moved toward said surface to enable a dropping on said surface to be picked up, wherein interacting surfaces on said bag-like receptacle and on said manually-manipulable means hold a portion of the interior of said bag-like receptacle from drooping downwardly a corresponding amount, wherein said portion of said interior of said bag-like receptacle is intermediate said opening-defining fold and said closed end of said bag-like receptacle, whereby said portion of said closed end of said bag-like receptacle acts as a barrier to any previously-collected dropping within said closed end of said bag-like receptacle.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-10-22 | 1977-04-23 | 1977-10-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-10-22 | 1981-04-23 | 1981-10-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-10-22 | 1985-04-23 | 1985-10-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |