Animal refuse container

Claim 2

An animal refuse container comprising: a substantially cylindrical jacket adapted to be positioned about a torso of an animal, said substantially cylindrical jacket having a jacket loop mounted interiorly of said cylindrical jacket along a bottom portion thereof; a flexible disposable receptacle composed of a clear plastic pyramid releasably connected to said jacket loop of the substantially cylindrical jacket, said flexible disposable receptacle having a plurality of walls, each of said walls having a free edge, said flexible disposable receptacle terminating at an apex opposite said free edges, said free edges being adapted for substantially complete contact with said torso of said animal along a perimeter surrounding a pair of termini of an alimentary canal and a urinary system of the animal respectively, said contact between said free edges of said flexible disposable receptacle and said torso of said animal preventing release of an animal waste from said flexible disposable receptacle, said apex being adapted to be moved away from said free edges when animal waste is present in said flexible disposable receptacle to prevent release of said animal waste; and a receptacle cover releasably connected to said cylindrical jacket at an upper rear portion of said cylindrical jacket, said receptacle cover also being connected to said bottom portion of said cylindrical jacket, said receptacle cover being releasably connected to said flexible disposable receptacle opposite said jacket loop to hold said edges of said flexible disposable receptacle in tension against said animal, said receptacle cover being positioned exterior to and contiguous with a portion of the flexible disposable receptacle, said receptacle cover substantially covering said flexible disposable receptacle.

Claim 3

An animal refuse container as defined in claim 1, in which said flexible disposable receptacle includes a tongue portion which releasably engages the jacket loop connected to said substantially cylindrical jacket.

Claim 4

An animal refuse container comprising: a substantially cylindrical cloth jacket having a zipper connected thereto, said zipper closing said substantially cylindrical cloth jacket around a torso of an animal, a jacket loop mounted interiorly of said substantially cylindrical jacket along a bottom portion thereof; a flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle releasably connected to said jacket loop along a tongue portion thereof, said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle having a first plurality of releasable loop fasteners connected to said tongue portion of said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle, said tongue portion releasably engaging said jacket loop, said clear plastic flexible disposable pyramidal receptacle having a plurality of walls, each wall of said plurality having a free edge, said free edges being adapted for substantially complete contact with said torso of said animal along a perimeter surrounding a pair of termini of an alimentary canal and a urinary system of the animal respectively, said free edges preventing release of an animal waste from said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle, said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle having an apex positioned opposite said free edges, said apex being adapted to move away from said free edges when animal waste is present in said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle to prevent release of said animal waste; and a cloth receptacle cover, said cloth receptacle cover being releasably connected to said substantially cylindrical cloth jacket adjacent said zipper, said cloth receptacle cover also being connected to said bottom portion of said substantially cylindrical cloth jacket, said cloth receptacle cover being releasably connected to said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle at a second releasable loop fastener opposite said tongue portion to hold said free edges of said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle in tension against said torso of said animal, said cloth receptacle cover being opaque, said cloth receptacle cover substantially covering said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle and being positioned exterior thereto and contiguous therewith.

Claim 5

An animal refuse container comprising: a substantially cylindrical cloth jacket having a zipper connected thereto, said zipper closing said substantially cylindrical cloth jacket around a torso of an animal, a jacket loop mounted interiorly of said substantially cylindrical jacket along a bottom portion thereof; a flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle releasably connected to said jacket loop along a tongue portion thereof, said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle having a first plurality of releasable loop fasteners connected to said tongue portion of said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle, said tongue portion releasably engaging said jacket loop, said clear plastic flexible disposable pyramidal receptacle having a plurality of walls, each wall of said plurality having a free edge, said free edges being adapted for substantially complete contact with said torso of said animal along a perimeter surrounding a pair of termini of an alimentary canal and a urinary system of the animal respectively, said free edges preventing release of an animal waste from said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle, said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle having an apex positioned opposite said free edges, said apex being adapted to move away from said free edges when animal waste is present in said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle to prevent release of said animal waste; and a cloth receptacle cover, said cloth receptacle cover being releasably connected to said substantially cylindrical cloth jacket adjacent said zipper, said cloth receptacle cover also being connected to said bottom portion of said substantially cylindrical cloth jacket, said cloth receptacle cover being releasably connected to said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle at a second releasable loop fastener opposite said tongue portion to hold said free edges of said clear plastic pyramidal flexible disposable receptacle in tension against said torso of said animal, said cloth receptacle cover being opaque, said cloth receptacle cover substantially covering said flexible disposable clear plastic pyramidal receptacle and being positioned exterior thereto and contiguous therewith.