Toothed waste grasping tool

Abstract

A toothed waste grasping tool for grasping, holding and picking up animal solid waste from a ground surface includes a base grabber having an elongated frame with a opposing, trigger activated jaws and a pair of toothed paddles that are selectively attachable to the jaws. The removable paddles each have a substantially planar body with a front side that includes a plurality of teeth and a rear side which includes an attachment surface. The teeth on each paddle are organized into discrete rows, with each row separated by a flat portion. When the paddles are attached to opposing jaws in a pickup position, solid waste of any size on a ground surface can be trapped and picked up while still allowing blades of grass to slide out from between the opposing paddles as the trapped solid waste is lifted off the ground surface.

1 . A toothed waste grasping tool for picking up animal solid waste, comprising:
 a base grabber defining activated pick up tool having an elongated frame with a trigger disposed at a proximal end and two opposing jaws at a distal end, wherein said base grabber is configured such that the application of pressure on the trigger causes the jaws to move to a closed position and the removal of pressure from the trigger causes the jaws to move to an open position;   a handle extending beyond the trigger, where the handle is connects to the proximal end and is adapted for one hand use by the user;   two discrete paddles, each having a front side and a rear side, wherein said rear side is configured to removably attach to one of the opposing jaws; and   a plurality of teeth extending from the front side of each paddle, wherein when said discrete paddles are attached to the opposing jaws in a pickup position, said teeth are operative to trap solid waste when the jaws are moved to the closed position.   
     
     
         2 . The toothed waste grasping tool of  claim 1 , wherein said teeth are organized into discrete rows on said front side, with each row separated by a flat portion. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . (Canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The toothed waste grasping tool of  claim 1 , wherein rear side includes an attachment surface which configures the rear side to removably attach to one of the opposing jaws. 
     
     
         6 . The toothed waste grasping tool of  claim 5 , wherein the attachment surface defines an adhesive coating. 
     
     
         7 . The toothed waste grasping tool of  claim 5 , wherein the attachment surface defines a low tack adhesive coating which covers the entire rear side. 
     
     
         8 . A toothed waste grasping tool for picking up animal solid waste, comprising:
 a base grabber defining activated pick up tool having an elongated frame with a trigger disposed at a proximal end and two opposing jaws at a distal end, wherein said base grabber is configured such that the application of pressure on the trigger causes the jaws to move to a closed position and the removal of pressure from the trigger causes the jaws to move to an open position;   a handle extending beyond the trigger, where the handle is connects to the proximal end and is adapted for one hand use by the user;   two discrete paddles, each having a front side and a rear side, wherein rear side includes an adhesive coating which configures the rear side to removably attach to one of the opposing jaws;   a plurality of teeth extending from the front side of each paddle, wherein said teeth are organized into discrete rows on said front side, with each row separated by a flat portion; and   wherein when said discrete paddles are attached to the opposing jaws in a pickup position, said teeth are operative to trap solid waste when the jaws are moved to the closed position   
     
     
         9 . The toothed waste grasping tool of  claim 8 , wherein the adhesive coating defines a low tack adhesive which covers the entire rear side. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled)