Pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus

Abstract

A pet waste recovery and disposal apparatus, including a reusable soft-sided container in the general construction of a sleeve, having a closable top and a closable bottom adapted to receive a disposable bag therein, said disposable bag, in a preferred embodiment, having a closure means, such as a drawstring to close the top of the bag. A further embodiment of the invention includes the reusable soft-sided container in combination with the disposable bag having a drawstring closure means, the reusable soft-sided container having a second aperture through which the ends of the drawstrings of the disposable bag are threaded, the disposable bag having its inside surface outwardly exposed when the reusable soft-sided container is in the right side out position and the disposable bag being in the interior of the reusable soft-sided container when in the reusable soft sided container is in the wrong side out position. The reusable soft-sided container is washable and stylish and has, on an outside portion thereof, a pocket adapted to receive at least one unused disposable bag.

1 . A pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus, comprising:
 a reusable soft-sided container in the general construction of a sleeve, having a closure means adapted to close the top thereof and a closure means adapted to close the bottom thereof, the reusable soft-sided container adapted to receive a disposable bag therein.   
   
   
       2 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the reusable soft-sided container is constructed of a front panel including at least one layer of a resilient fabric and a back panel including at least one layer of a resilient fabric, the front panel being coupled to the back panel along their respective side edges, the front panel and back panel having a tapered shape along a portion of their side edges. 
   
   
       3 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the closure means proximate the top of the reusable soft-sided container comprises an enclosed casing having a drawstring there through and a first aperture through which the ends of the drawstring are pulled. 
   
   
       4 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the closure means proximate the bottom of the reusable soft-sided container comprises a flap adapted to be fastened with fastening means to the outer surface of the back panel of the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       5 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 2 , in combination with a disposable bag having a drawstring closure means, the reusable soft-sided container having a second aperture through which the ends of the drawstrings of the disposable bag are threaded there through. 
   
   
       6 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the first aperture and second aperture comprise button holes. 
   
   
       7 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 6 , adapted to be turned right side out to collect waste, and once the waste is retrieved, turned wrong side out to contain the waste within the disposable bag, within the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       8 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 7 , the disposable bag being closable via a drawstring mechanism and being positioned, when having been used, in the interior of the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       9 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 2 , the front panel and back panel of the reusable soft-sided container being made of nylon rip stop fabric. 
   
   
       10 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a pocket for holding unused disposable bags, the pocket being located on a wrong side surface of the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       11 . The pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a leash attachment means coupled proximate the top of the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       12 . An apparatus for recovering pet waste, comprising a reusable soft-sided container in the form of a sleeve, having a closable top end and closable bottom end, the reusable soft-sided container adapted to receive in the interior thereof, a disposable bag. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , in combination with a disposable bag. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further having a drawstring closure means proximate the top of the reusable soft-sided container, a flap closure means proximate the bottom of the reusable soft-sided container, and a drawstring closure means proximate the top of the disposable bag. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the flap closure means comprises a hook and loop fastening means. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , adapted to be turned right side out to receive animal waste and wrong side out to contain the animal waste within the interior of the disposable bag contained with the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , further including a leash attachment means having coupling means to couple the leash attachment to the reusable soft-sided container. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , reusable soft-sided container being constructed of a front panel and a back panel, each such panel being constructed of a plurality of layers of nylon rip stop fabric. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the reusable soft-sided container has an open diameter around the top edge thereof and around the bottom edge thereof, and the disposable bag has an open diameter around the open top edge. 
   
   
       20 . A pet waste recovery, storage and disposal apparatus, comprising:
 a reusable soft-sided container in the general construction of a sleeve, having a closure means proximate the top thereof and a closure means proximate the bottom thereof, the reusable soft-sided container adapted to receive a disposable bag therein, the reusable soft-sided container being constructed of a front panel comprised of at least one layer of fabric coupled along the side edges to a back panel comprised of at least one layer of a fabric;   the closure means proximate the top of the reusable soft-sided container comprising an enclosed casing having a drawstring there through and a first aperture through which the ends of the drawstring are pulled;   a disposable bag having a drawstring closure means, the reusable soft-sided container having a second aperture through which the ends of the drawstrings of the disposable bag are threaded, the disposable bag having its inside surface outwardly exposed when the reusable soft-sided container is in the right side out position and the disposable bag being in the interior of the reusable soft-sided container when in the reusable soft sided container is in the wrong side out position;   the closure means proximate the bottom of the reusable soft-sided container comprising a flap adapted to be fastened with fastening means to the wrong side out surface of the back panel of the reusable soft-sided container;   a pocket for holding unused disposable bags, being located on the wrong side out surface of the reusable soft-sided container; and   a leash attachment means coupled proximate the top of the reusable soft-sided container.