CA3114083A1

CA3114083A1 - Re-doo bags

Info

Publication number: CA3114083A1
Application number: CA3114083A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Carolyn Morgan-Chan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-04-06
Filing date: 2021-04-06
Publication date: 2022-10-06

Abstract

Re-Doo Bags are a reusable dog waste bag made using a lightweight, flexible, waterproof fabric, such as polyurethane laminated fabric. Re-Doo Bags are waterproof, washable, and reusable. They are easy to use; simply turn the Re-Doo Bag inside out (waterproof side out) on the hand, pick up the dog waste, fold the clean fabric side back over to carry the Re-Doo Bag. To dispose of the dog waste, do the reverse of the pickup motion to avoid getting waste on the top of the fabric. Deposit the dog waste into a dog waste composter or into a toilet bowl and as you flush, let the inside (waterproof side) of the Re-Doo Bag rinse out in the incoming fresh toilet water to clean off any contaminants. As the hand is inside the laminated fabric, it stays dry. Hang bag to dry.

Description

-2-FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Re-Doo Bags are in the field of pet products. Specifically, they relate to the collection and disposal of dog waste with a reusable product.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Most cities in North America have laws requiring dog owners to pick up their dog's waste in public spaces. The most prevalent urban method is to use a plastic dog waste bag and to dispose of the plastic bag with the dog waste into the garbage. The growth of dog ownership has led to a significant increase in the amount of dog waste and plastic bags going into landfills.
PRIOR ART
The following information is useful in understanding the Re-Doo Bags. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the Invention, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced as prior art.
=W01991003954A1 Flushable dog waste bag made of paper that is on one side laminated with a water-soluble material and thereby a flushable bag..
.U.S. Pat. No. 6102457A a system of a fabric dog waste bag with a flushable paper liner.
=U510780666 B6 reusable storage bags with a double locking closure method.
.U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 20090084321 a flushable type of biodegradable collection bag.
=W02008080205 an animal waste collector bag with flaps for picking up waste that fold into a closing seal. Bag is disposable.
Re-Doo Bags have benefits over the above-noted flushable waste bags as flushable waste bags can clog up sewer and septic systems. Also, as flushable bags break down when moist, they can begin to break down in wet weather or when the waste is moist.
Moreover, flushable waste bags are single use, whereas Re-Doo Bags are reusable.
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-3-Doo Bags have many years of use, are very durable in all weather and duration of walks and provide options to either flush the dog waste or place it in a dog waste com poster before rinsing off contaminants.
A flushable paper liner needs to be replaced for each use, must be fully flushable, and cannot leak. Re-Doo Bags have no refills to purchase, nothing to set up before picking up dog waste and the waterproof lining inside is easily rinsed.
The other type of bag listed with a double locking seal, while reusable, has been developed for storing food products such as in lunch kits, not for the collection, transportation, and disposal of dog waste.
Disposable products are at a great disadvantage as they involve ongoing purchases and when thrown into the garbage they end up at the landfill where, due to layering and compacting of the materials, do not decompose as the environment lacks the proper balance of air, moisture, nutrients, and temperature to biodegrade organic matter. Re-Doo Bags can be used for years, thus keeping both dog waste and single use bags out of the landfill.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and many Canadian municipalities recommend flushing dog waste for eco-friendly reasons. Re-Doo Bags provide a reusable option to pick up dog waste, transport it on a dog walk and to deposit the waste into the toilet where the reusable Invention is rinsed to be used again therefore eliminating the use of single use plastics that are environmental contaminants. Re-Doo Bags also provide the option of placing the dog waste in a dog waste com poster before rinsing off contaminants.
Dog waste com posters are widely available to purchase or to make at home as an eco-friendly alternative. Since Re-Doo Bags are waterproof, the user keeps their hands clean from contact with the waste and the contaminants rinse quickly off the waterproof side in fresh toilet flush water.
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-4-DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The Re-Doo Bags use lightweight, flexible, waterproof fabric, such as polyurethane laminated fabric, sewn into an elongated rectangular bag (Figure 1) joined on three sides with one shorter side open. The waterproof fabric needs to be flexible to allow it to form around the user's hand for pick ups (Figure 2) and are waterproof on the inside to contain the dog waste and clean easily in the toilet (Figure 4). Re-Doo Bags are joined, waterproof sides together, with the seams joined on the outside to keep the inside waterproof material as easy to clean as possible. The seams are then treated with a waterproofing sealer, such as a silicone based sealer, that will seal the sewing holes for waterproofing.
Re-Doo Bags will be made in various sizes to accommodate the different sizes of dog waste due to the different sizes and diets of dogs.
To use the Re-Doo Bags, the user turns the bag inside out on the user's hand and, like in a fingerless glove, picks up the dog waste. With the waste in hand, the user folds the fabric back into the original orientation which places the waste at the bottom of the Re-Doo Bag.
The Re-Doo Bag can then be carried (Fig. 3) or placed in a fabric bag attached to any leash. To empty the Re-Doo Bag, the user does the reverse of the pickup motion to avoid getting waste on the top of the bag and puts the waste into a toilet or dog waste com poster.
Any contaminants on the waterproof fabric are rinsed off in a toilet using the incoming fresh toilet water. The bag can be left to dry or reused immediately if desired.
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Claims

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1. The Invention is a reusable bag for the collection, transportation, and disposal of dog waste.

2. The dog waste bag recited in claim 1 is a single reusable bag intended to pick up, transport and dispose of dog waste in a toilet or dog waste composter.

3. The reusable dog waste bag recited in claim 2, consists of a lightweight, flexible waterproof fabric, such as polyurethane laminated fabric, formed into a two layered rectangular shape, joined on three sides with an opening on one of the shorter sides.

4. The reusable dog waste bag recited in claim 3 consists of waterproof material on the inside of the bag and therefore the non-waterproof fabric side is on the outside of the bag for the user to hold.

5. The seams of the reusable dog waste bag recited in claim 4 are comprised of a seam on the outside of the non waterproof side from claim 3 thereby keeping the inside seams smooth for rinsing away contaminants.

6. The reusable dog waste bag seams recited in claim 5 consist of an additional waterproof sealant to seal the holes made when joining said seams.

7. The reusable dog waste bag recited in claim 6 consists of a waterproof barrier between the dog waste and user during pick up, transportation, when the waste is deposited into a dog waste composter or a toilet, as well as when rinsing contaminants off the reusable dog waste bag in the incoming toilet fresh flush water.
Date Recue/Date Received 2021-04-06