Animal excrement collector
CA 1306275 C · Owner: Lebeau, Jean Guy · Inventors: Lebeau, Jean Guy
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A refuse collecting tool for the sanitary collection of animal excrement or other refuse which is preferably not handled directly. The device includes a tubular handle having a gripping portion attached to its upper end and a scoop, elliptical in cross-section attached to its lower, end. The scoop is divided into opposing jaws which are hinged together along their top edges and constantly urged to a closed condition by coil springs attached to their end walls. A rod extending through the tubular handle is provided on its top end with a lever which extends radially through slots in the tubular handle that are located beneath the gripping portion, and on its other end with a flat rectangular …
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- Granted August 11, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 11, 2009.
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