Removable and disposable waste collector

Claim 1

A portable apparatus for collecting waste products and various debris therein, said apparatus comprising: a. a generally rectangularly shaped open pan having a flat bottom portion, side portions, and a rear portion; b. bar means for fixedly connecting the side portions of said pan at the front thereof so as to define a substantially planar open front end; c. a substantially U-shaped member each leg of which is rotatably mounted on the outside of one of the side portions of said pan; d. a handle rotatably mounted on the portion of said substantially U-shaped member joining the legs thereof; e. a flexible and disposable container adapted to be inserted within the confines of said pan with the opening thereof folded back over the front edges of the bottom portion and side portions of said pan and the front edge of said bar means; f. elastic band means for removably connecting the portion of said container folded over said pan and said bar means to said pan and said bar means, thereby providing a planar passageway into the interior of said container; and g. a support member mounted on said handle in a position such that, when said handle is rotated so that said pan is substantially vertical with the open front above the rear portion of said pan, the rear portion of said pan rests upon said support member, thereby facilitating the removal of said disposable container without physical contact with waste products or debris contained therein.