EP0037355A2 - Pick-up and disposal device for rubbish, particularly for animal faeces - Google Patents

Pick-up and disposal device for rubbish, particularly for animal faeces Download PDF

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EP0037355A2
EP0037355A2 EP81430006A EP81430006A EP0037355A2 EP 0037355 A2 EP0037355 A2 EP 0037355A2 EP 81430006 A EP81430006 A EP 81430006A EP 81430006 A EP81430006 A EP 81430006A EP 0037355 A2 EP0037355 A2 EP 0037355A2
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
    • E01H1/12—Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers
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    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
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  • the subject of the invention is devices, to be discarded after use, intended for collecting and eliminating polluting waste, in particular animal excrement.
  • a first solution consists in using containers made up of two half-boxes which fit into each other.
  • a third solution consists in proposing bags whose opening is provided with collection means.
  • US patent - A - 3,806,984 (HELSABECK) describes bags whose opening is equipped with a rigid frame provided with a handle.
  • US Patent - A - 3,978,540 (PECK et Al) describes devices made up of a bag comprising two rigid members, in the form of blades, placed on each side of the opening outside the bag.
  • the objective of the present invention is to provide apparatuses of the latter type which are more convenient to use, less costly to manufacture and which can be composed of materials based on vegetable fibers which disintegrate in water such as paper or paper. cardboard.
  • the devices according to the invention are disposable devices of the known type comprising a flexible envelope in the form of a pocket or bag having an opening and further means for collecting the waste, which comprise two rigid plates which are fixed on each side of the opening of the bag.
  • each of said plates has the form general of a rectangular shovel one of the edges of which is extended by a handle narrower than said plate and each of the two lateral edges of said opening is fixed to one of said rigid plates in a band situated along said edge which located in the upper position during collection and transport of the bag.
  • the opening of the pocket has two notches located between the rigid plates.
  • the rigid plates are placed beyond the opening of the bag and they can slide one above the other under the waste to act as a squeegee.
  • each of the rigid plates is extended by three perpendicular faces, a base and two lateral faces with which they constitute two parallelepipedic drawers open on two faces and foldable flat.
  • the plates and the bases have different dimensions so that one of the two drawers is smaller than the other and can fit into the other by delimiting with the latter a parallelepiped volume closed on five sides, of which the only open side communicates with the pocket opening and is enveloped by it.
  • the means for collecting the waste consist only of two rigid plates in the form of rectangular shovels, one of the edges of which is extended by a narrower handle, which plates are fixed against the internal lateral faces of the opening of the bag by a strip along said edge of each plate which is placed in the upper position, so that, before and after the collection of a waste, said plates are located inside the bag and said handles, which emerge from the bag, also serve as handles for carrying the bag.
  • the invention results in new disposable bags, inexpensive, easy to manufacture, to transport and to use without risk of soiling.
  • the devices according to the invention are compact. Flat, the bag being folded or wrapped around the folded drawers or around the shovels, the device can be placed in a garment pocket or in a handbag.
  • the devices according to the invention have the advantage that during the pick up the rigid shovels or drawers are located beyond the opening of the bag, that is to say on the side of the opening opposite to the bag, since the edge of the opening of the bag is fixed to the rigid members by a strip which is situated along the edge which is extended by a handle and which is in the upper position during the collection.
  • the shovels or drawers can be moved very freely and you can slide one shovel over the other without the bag interfering with the movements of the shovels. It follows that the bags can be made of paper which is less flexible than a plastic film but which has the advantage of disintegrating in the sewage water.
  • the bags according to the invention can be discarded after use in gutters, sewers, garbage cans or burnt.
  • the devices according to the invention comprising two drawers which fit into one another make it possible to obtain, after interlocking, a parallelepiped volume whose only opening is enveloped by the bag and therefore there is no risk of loss of pollutants during the inversion of the device.
  • the devices according to the second embodiment which have only two rigid plates in the form of shovels glued to the internal face of the bags allow inexpensive manufacturing.
  • the handle of the shovels also serves as a handle for transporting the bags before and after collection. These latter bags are very space-saving.
  • the devices according to the invention can be made of opaque paper and cardboard and, as a result, they suppress in the user and in third parties the natural repellency caused by the vision of excrement or waste having a repulsive appearance.
  • FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of an apparatus in the position for picking up waste 6, for example animal droppings.
  • This device comprises a flexible envelope 9, in the form of a bag or pocket, preferably made of paper or any other flexible and degradable material.
  • the pocket 9 has, at one of its ends, an opening 9a.
  • the bag 9 is in the inverted position, that is to say that the opening 9a is directed downwards.
  • the pocket 9 preferably comprises two lateral bellows 9b and 9c which allow it to be folded flat and open when used.
  • the opening 9a has two lateral edges 9a j and 9a 2 which are located between the free ends of the bellows 9b and 9c.
  • a device in the form of a drawer 1, 2 which is used to collect the waste 6 and to introduce it into the bag 9.
  • Each drawer has a rigid plate 3 1 , 3 2 having the general shape of a rectangular shovel, one of the edges 3 1 a, 3 2 a is extended by a handle 7 1 , 7 2 which is located in the plane of the plate and which is narrower than this.
  • Each of the side edges 9a l , 9a 2 of the opening 9a of the pocket 9 is fixed to one of the rigid plates 3 1 , 3 2 by gluing, by-a-graffage or by any other equivalent means.
  • the fastener is located in a strip located along the edge 3 1 a, 3 2 a thereof, that is to say along the edge which is in the upper position, as seen in Figure 1 , during the collection of the waste 6.
  • the free ends of the side bellows each have a notch 15b, 15c. These notches are located between drawers 1 and 2. They facilitate the opening of the bag during pickup and allow to visually control the pickup operation.
  • FIG. 1 represents an embodiment in which the three edges of each shovel other than the edge 3la and 3 2 a are each extended by a plate perpendicular to the plane of the shovel, respectively by two bases 5 1 , 5 2 and by lateral sides 10 1 b, 10 1 c and 10 2 b, 10 2 c, so that each shovel has the shape of a drawer 1, 2 of rectangular shape having two open faces, the face opposite to the plate 3 1 , 3 2 and the side opposite the base 5 1 , 5 2 .
  • the volume of the drawer 1 is slightly larger than that of the drawer 2.
  • the free edge 4 2 of the base 5 2 can engage above the free edge 4 1 of the base 5 1 .
  • the base 5 2 acts as a squeegee, which makes it possible to scrape the ground 3 and to take off the waste.
  • the two drawers delimit a parallelepiped volume which is closed on five sides and whose only open face is surrounded by the opening of the pocket. Returning the pocket so we can make the waste Tom- 5 ber 6 in the pocket without the risk of dropping a portion of the waste.
  • FIG. 1 represents an embodiment in which not only the lateral edges 9a 1 and 9a 2 of the opening are fixed along the edges 3 1 a and 3 2 to shovels but also the free edges 30 of the lateral bellows situated between the notches 15b and 15c are also fixed along the upper edges of the lateral faces 10 1 b, 10 1 c, 10 2 b and 10 2 c.
  • edge 9a of the opening is fixed to the upper part of the plates 3 1 , 3 2 and of the lateral faces 3510 by a narrow strip which runs along the upper edge 3 1 a, 3 2 a of each plate in order to have a sufficient contact surface between the bag and the plates to obtain a good fixing, for example by gluing.
  • edge 9a of the opening of the bag is glued against the internal face of the plates on a strip having a height of the order of a few millimeters.
  • the handles 7 1 , 7 2 have the shape of an inverted trapezium whose widest base constitutes the free edge.
  • Each of the handles has a slot, 8 1 , 8 2 , which slots allow the handles to be engaged one in the other to keep the bag closed after the drawers 1 and 2 have been turned inside the bag.
  • Figure 2 shows a view of an apparatus according to the invention in the folded position, before use thereof.
  • the drawers 1 and 2 are folded flat, the base 5 of each drawer being applied against the bottom 3 and the lateral sides 10 are folded in accordion inward as shown in Figures 6 6 and 7.
  • the drawers folded are engaged inside the pocket 9.
  • the handles 7 1 and 7 2 can remain outside the pocket as shown in Figure 2 or can be folded against the funds 3, inside the pocket.
  • the pocket 9 is wrapped around the folded drawers so that a flat, space-saving assembly is obtained, which is easy to transport in a garment pocket.
  • FIG. 3 represents a flat view of the cutouts of a sheet of cardboard or of any other similar rigid material making it possible to manufacture in one piece one of the drawers, for example the drawer 1.
  • the cutouts of drawer 2 are similar but the plates 3 2 , 5 2 have slightly shorter lengths and widths so that drawer 2 can engage in drawer 1.
  • Lines 11, in phantom, represent fold lines engraved in the carton.
  • FIG. 4 represents a vertical section of an apparatus according to the invention at the end of a waste collection operation 6.
  • the base 5 2 of the drawer 2 engaged in the drawer 1, the free edge 4 2 being in abutment against the bottom 3 1 .
  • the free edge 4 2 has slid in contact with the base 5 1 by acting as a squeegee.
  • the side notches 15c close because the opposite edges of each notch meet and overlap, which ensures the hermeticity of the device during the transfer of waste 6 in the bag.
  • FIG. 5 represents a median vertical section of the device after turning over.
  • Drawers 1 and 2 are held against each other during the inversion using the two handles which fold during the inversion. Waste 6 falls by gravity into the bottom of the bag.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 clearly show that the drawer 2 engages in the drawer 1 by delimiting therewith a parallelepiped volume closed on five faces, the only open face of which is completely enveloped by the opening 9a of the pocket 9.
  • FIG. 6 represents a median vertical section of an apparatus according to the invention during closing.
  • the drawers are engaged inside the bag by acting on the handles 7 1 and 7 2 , so that the drawers fold, the base 5 coming against the bottom 3 of each drawer and the side faces 10 include a primer for folding which allows them to fold into an accordion.
  • Once the drawers folded flat bring the two handles 7 1 and 7 2 against each other and engage the two slots 8 1 and 8 2 one inside the other to keep the bag closed.
  • Figure 7 shows a perspective view of a drawer during unfolding or folding.
  • the base 5 is folded against the bottom 3 by folding around the line 11 of junction between these two faces.
  • Each of the side faces has a fold line 16b, 16c which is drawn along the diagonal connecting each end of the hinge 11 to the opposite top so that each side face folds in accordion towards the interior of the drawer according to two triangles which are overlap.
  • Figure 2 shows the device folded as delivered to users. The user first unrolls the pocket 9 and unfolds each of the drawers by tilting them towards the outside of the bag.
  • FIGS 8 and 9 show another more simplified embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • the homologous parts are represented by the same references.
  • These figures show a pocket 9 comprising two lateral bellows 9b and 9c and an opening 9a.
  • the edge of the opening 9a has two lateral edges 9a 1 and 9a 2 located between the two bellows and the free edge of each bellows has a notch 15b, 15c which connects the edge of the bellows to the fold 9b, 9c thereof.
  • the internal face of the bag located near each of the lateral edges 9a 1 , 9a 2 is fixed against the external face of a rigid plate in the form of a shovel of rectangular shape 3 1 , 3 2 , the upper edge 3 1a of which is 3 2 a is extended by a trapezoidal handle 7 1 , 7 2 which is narrower than said shovel.
  • edges 9a l and 9a 2 are glued to the plates 3 1 , 3 2 in a narrow strip 17 1 , 17 2 running along the upper edge 3 1 a, 3 2 a of said plate.
  • the height of the fixing strip is a few millimeters.
  • the edges 3la and 3 2 a are the edges opposite to the leading edges 4 1 and 4 2 .
  • the edge of the opening of the bag can be cut to include extensions 19 1 , 19 2 which follow the shape of the handles 7 1 , 7 2 and, in this case, the internal face of these extensions is glued against the outside of the handles 7 1 , 7 2 .
  • the handles 7 1 , 7 2 have cutouts 18 1 , 18 2 which draw two contour portions which are superimposed when the two handles are applied one against the other so that by pushing back) simultaneously the two circles surrounded by these contours, one can assemble the two handles to keep the bag closed.
  • Figure 8 shows the bag in the position before and after use.
  • the shovels 3 ,, 3 2 are then placed inside the bag and the handles 7 1 , 7 2 are used to transport the bag.
  • Figure 9 shows an elevational view of the bag returned during the collection of a waste 6.
  • the bag 9 is turned over and the two shovels 3 1 and 3 2 are brought out of the bag by pivoting them around the fixing bands 17 1 and 17 2 which are fold outward to form hinges.
  • One acts on the two handles 17 1 and 17 2 to produce this turning outwards.
  • we manipulate the shovels held by the handles to slide the free edge 4 i of one of the two against the upper face of the other and at the same time we rotate them to push the waste 6 towards the inside of the bag which is then turned over to find itself in the transport position of FIG. 8
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 is a simplified variant of the embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 7, of which only the plates 3 1 , 3 2 have been retained, extended by the handles 7 1 , 7 2 .
  • This simplification makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and to obtain shovels which are easy to handle freely without being hampered by the bag.
  • one of the two plates for example the plate 3 2 which serves as a squeegee is less high than the other, which saves cardboard.
  • the devices, objects of the present invention are inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use and they ensure good hygiene.
  • the bags and the shovels can be made of paper or cardboard which are materials which decompose and disintegrate in the sewage water.
  • the paper bags are less flexible than the plastic film bags i
  • the method of fixing the edge of the opening on a narrow strip running along the upper edge of the shovels means that the shovels can be brought out of the bag and handle them freely without being bothered by the stiffness of the bag.
  • the bags according to the invention can be used to collect 0 the excrement of domestic animals. They can also be used in hospitals and other healthcare establishments to collect waste such as soiled pads or cottons, dirty objects and any other similar waste.

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1. Apparatus for picking up and eliminating wastes (6), such as animal excreta, of the type comprising a supple envelope (9) forming bag or pocket with an opening (9a), side bellows (9b, 9c) and means of picking up the wastes, said means comprising two rigid plates (31 , 32 ) which are secured on either side of the opening (9a) each of said plates having the general shape of a rectangular shovel of which one edge (31 a, 32 a) is extended by a handle (71 , 72 ) which is narrower than the plate and each of said side edges (9a1 , 9a2 ) of said opening is fixed to one of said rigid plates in a band situated along said edge, characterized in that the free edge of each one of bellow (9b, 9c) comprises an indentation (15b, 15c) which connects said free edge to the fold of the bellows and permits to visually control the picking-up operation.

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L'invention a pour objet des appareils,à jeter après usage, destinés à ramasser et à éliminer des déchets polluants, notamment des excréments d'animaux.The subject of the invention is devices, to be discarded after use, intended for collecting and eliminating polluting waste, in particular animal excrement.

On sait que la pollution et la souillure des voies urbaines et même des immeubles par les excréments d'animaux domestiques, notamment de chiens, est un problème mal résolu.We know that the pollution and soiling of urban roads and even buildings by the excrement of domestic animals, especially dogs, is a problem that has not been solved.

Plusieurs solutions ont été proposées.Several solutions have been proposed.

Une première solution consiste à utiliser des conteneurs composés de deux demi-boîtes qui s'emboîtent l'une dans l'autre.A first solution consists in using containers made up of two half-boxes which fit into each other.

Une telle solution est proposée par exemple dans les brevets US - A - 4 017 015 (JEFFERSON),, US - A - 3 857 597 (YOUNG) et US - A - 3 685 088 (DOHERTY).Such a solution is proposed for example in the patents US - A - 4,017,015 (JEFFERSON) ,, US - A - 3,857,597 (YOUNG) and US - A - 3,685,088 (DOHERTY).

Une autre solution consiste à utiliser des sacs dont le fond est muni de moyens pour saisir un déchet. Dans ce cas on doit engager la main à l'intérieur du sac et retourner ensuite le sac, ce qui n'est pas pratique et de plus les sacs en papier peuvent être difficilement retournés sans être déchirés. Une telle solution est décrite dans les brevets US - A - 3 813 121 (MARVIN) et FR - A - 2 346 499 (LARSSON).Another solution consists in using bags whose bottom is provided with means for seizing a waste. In this case we must engage the hand inside the bag and then return the bag, which is not practical and moreover the paper bags can be difficultly turned over without being torn. Such a solution is described in US patents - A - 3,813,121 (MARVIN) and FR - A - 2,346,499 (LARSSON).

Une troisième solution consiste à proposer des sacs dont l'ouverture est munie de moyens de ramassage. Le brevet US - A - 3 806 984 (HELSABECK) décrit des sacs dont l'ouverture est équipée d'un cadre rigide muni d'une poignée. Le brevet US - A - 3 978 540 (PECK et Al) décrit des appareils composés d'un sac comportant deux organes rigides, en forme de lames, placés de chaque côté de l'ouverture à l'extérieur du sac.A third solution consists in proposing bags whose opening is provided with collection means. US patent - A - 3,806,984 (HELSABECK) describes bags whose opening is equipped with a rigid frame provided with a handle. US Patent - A - 3,978,540 (PECK et Al) describes devices made up of a bag comprising two rigid members, in the form of blades, placed on each side of the opening outside the bag.

L'objectif de la présente invention est de procurer des appareils de ce dernier type plus commodes à utiliser, moins coûteux à fabriquer et qui peuvent être composés de matériaux à base de fibres végétales qui se désagrègent dans l'eau tels que le papier ou le carton.The objective of the present invention is to provide apparatuses of the latter type which are more convenient to use, less costly to manufacture and which can be composed of materials based on vegetable fibers which disintegrate in water such as paper or paper. cardboard.

Les appareils selon l'invention sont des appareils jetables du type connu comportant une enveloppe souple en forme de poche ou de sac ayant une ouverture et en outre des moyens pour ramasser les déchets, qui comportent deux plaques rigides qui sont fixées de chaque côté de l'ouverture du sac.The devices according to the invention are disposable devices of the known type comprising a flexible envelope in the form of a pocket or bag having an opening and further means for collecting the waste, which comprise two rigid plates which are fixed on each side of the opening of the bag.

Les objectifs de l'invention sont atteints au moyen d'appareils de ce type dans lesquels chacune desdites plaques a la forme générale d'une pelle rectangulaire dont l'un des bords est prolongé par une poignée plus étroite que ladite plaque et chacun des deux bords latéraux de ladite ouverture est fixé à l'une desdites plaques rigides dans une bande située le long dudit bord qui se trouve en position supérieure pendant le ramassage et le transport du sac.The objectives of the invention are achieved by means of devices of this type in which each of said plates has the form general of a rectangular shovel one of the edges of which is extended by a handle narrower than said plate and each of the two lateral edges of said opening is fixed to one of said rigid plates in a band situated along said edge which located in the upper position during collection and transport of the bag.

De préférence l'ouverture de la poche comporte deux échancrures situées entre les plaques rigides.Preferably the opening of the pocket has two notches located between the rigid plates.

Pendant le ramassage les plaques rigides sont placées au-delà de l'ouverture du sac et elles peuvent coulisser l'une au-dessus de l'autre sous les déchets pour faire fonction de raclette.During collection, the rigid plates are placed beyond the opening of the bag and they can slide one above the other under the waste to act as a squeegee.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, chacune des plaques rigides est prolongée par trois faces perpendiculaires, une base et deux faces latérales avec lesquelles elles constituent deux tiroirs parallélépipédiques ouverts sur deux faces et repliables à plat.According to a first embodiment, each of the rigid plates is extended by three perpendicular faces, a base and two lateral faces with which they constitute two parallelepipedic drawers open on two faces and foldable flat.

Avantageusement les plaques et les bases ont des dimensions différentes de telle sorte que l'un des deux tiroirs est plus petit que l'autre et peut s'emboîter dans l'autre en délimitant avec ce dernier un volume parallélépipédique clos sur cinq faces,dont la seule face ouverte communique avec l'ouverture de la poche et est enveloppée par celle-ci.Advantageously, the plates and the bases have different dimensions so that one of the two drawers is smaller than the other and can fit into the other by delimiting with the latter a parallelepiped volume closed on five sides, of which the only open side communicates with the pocket opening and is enveloped by it.

Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation les moyens pour ramasser les déchets sont constitués uniquement de deux plaques rigides en forme de pelles rectangulaires, dont l'un des bords est prolongé par une poignée plus étroite, lesquelles plaques sont fixées contre les faces latérales internes de l'ouverture du sac par une bande longeant ledit bord de chaque plaque qui est placé en position supérieure, de telle sorte que,avant et après le ramassage d'un déchet, lesdites plaques sont situées à l'intérieur du sac et lesdites poignées, qui émergent du sac, servent également de poignées pour transporter le sac.According to a second embodiment, the means for collecting the waste consist only of two rigid plates in the form of rectangular shovels, one of the edges of which is extended by a narrower handle, which plates are fixed against the internal lateral faces of the opening of the bag by a strip along said edge of each plate which is placed in the upper position, so that, before and after the collection of a waste, said plates are located inside the bag and said handles, which emerge from the bag, also serve as handles for carrying the bag.

L'invention a pour résultat de nouveaux sacs jetables, peu onéreux, faciles à fabriquer, à transporter et à utiliser sans risques de souillure.The invention results in new disposable bags, inexpensive, easy to manufacture, to transport and to use without risk of soiling.

Les appareils selon l'invention sont peu encombrants. A plat, le sac étant plié ou enroulé autour des tiroirs repliés ou autour des pelles, l'appareil peut être placé dans une poche de vêtement ou dans un sac à main.The devices according to the invention are compact. Flat, the bag being folded or wrapped around the folded drawers or around the shovels, the device can be placed in a garment pocket or in a handbag.

Par rapport aux appareils décrits dans le brevet US 3 978 540 les appareils selon l'invention présentent l'avantage que pendant le ramassage les pelles rigides ou les tiroirs sont situés au-delà de l'ouverture du sac, c'est-à-dire du côté de l'ouverture opposé au sac, du fait que le bord de l'ouverture du sac est fixé aux organes rigides par une bande qui se situe le long du bord qui est prolongé par une poignée et qui,se trouve en position supérieure pendant le ramassage.Compared to the devices described in US Pat. No. 3,978,540, the devices according to the invention have the advantage that during the pick up the rigid shovels or drawers are located beyond the opening of the bag, that is to say on the side of the opening opposite to the bag, since the edge of the opening of the bag is fixed to the rigid members by a strip which is situated along the edge which is extended by a handle and which is in the upper position during the collection.

Grâce à ce mode de fixation, les pelles ou tiroirs peuvent être déplacés très librement et on peut faire glisser une pelle sur l'autre sans que le sac ne gêne les mouvements des pelles. Il en résulte que les sacs peuvent être fabriqués en papier qui est moins souple qu'un film en matière plastique mais qui présente l'avantage de se désagréger dans l'eau des égoûts.Thanks to this method of attachment, the shovels or drawers can be moved very freely and you can slide one shovel over the other without the bag interfering with the movements of the shovels. It follows that the bags can be made of paper which is less flexible than a plastic film but which has the advantage of disintegrating in the sewage water.

Les sacs selon l'invention peuvent être jetés après usage dans les caniveaux, les égouts, les poubelles ou brûlés.The bags according to the invention can be discarded after use in gutters, sewers, garbage cans or burnt.

Les appareils selon l'invention comportant deux tiroirs qui s'emboîtent l'un dans l'autre permettent d'obtenir, après emboîtement, un volume parallélépipédique dont la seule ouverture est enveloppée par le sac et donc il n'y a aucun risque de pertes de matières polluantes pendant le retournement de l'appareil.The devices according to the invention comprising two drawers which fit into one another make it possible to obtain, after interlocking, a parallelepiped volume whose only opening is enveloped by the bag and therefore there is no risk of loss of pollutants during the inversion of the device.

Les appareils selon le deuxième mode de réalisation qui comportent seulement deux plaques rigides en forme de pelles collées à la face interne des sacs permettent une fabircation peu onéreuse. La poignée des pelles sert en même temps de poignée pour transporter les sacs avant et après ramassage. Ces derniers sacs sont très peu encombrants.The devices according to the second embodiment which have only two rigid plates in the form of shovels glued to the internal face of the bags allow inexpensive manufacturing. The handle of the shovels also serves as a handle for transporting the bags before and after collection. These latter bags are very space-saving.

Les appareils selon l'invention peuvent être fabriqués en papier et en carton opaques et, de ce fait, ils suppriment chez l'utilisateur et chez les tiers la répulsicn naturelle provoquée par la vision d'excréments ou de déchets ayant un aspect repoussant.The devices according to the invention can be made of opaque paper and cardboard and, as a result, they suppress in the user and in third parties the natural repellency caused by the vision of excrement or waste having a repulsive appearance.

La description suivante se réfère aux dessins annexés qui représentent, sans aucun caractère limitatif, des modes de réalisations ) d'appareils et dispositifs selon l'invention.

  • - La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un premier appareil en position de ramassage.
  • - La figure 2 est une vue d'un appareil selon l'invention en position repliée.
  • 1 - La figure 3 représente les découpes et prépliages d'une feuille de carton pour fabriquer un des tiroirs.
  • - Les figures 4 et 5 sont des coupes verticales d'un appareil selon l'invention dans deux phases successives de l'opération de ramassage.
  • - La figure 6 est une vue en coupe verticale de l'appareil en cours de fermeture.
  • - La figure 7 est une vue en perspective d'un tiroir en cours de dépliage ou de repliement.
  • - Les figures 8 et 9 sont des' représentations d'un deuxième mode de réalisation .
The following description refers to the accompanying drawings which represent, without any limitation being, embodiments) of apparatus and devices according to the invention.
  • - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first device in the pickup position.
  • - Figure 2 is a view of an apparatus according to the invention in the folded position.
  • 1 - Figure 3 shows the cutouts and pre-folds of a sheet of cardboard to make one of the drawers.
  • - Figures 4 and 5 are vertical sections of an apparatus according to the invention in two successive phases of the operation of pickup.
  • - Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of the device being closed.
  • - Figure 7 is a perspective view of a drawer during unfolding or folding.
  • - Figures 8 and 9 are 'representations of a second embodiment.

La figure 1 représente une vue en perspective d'un appareil en position de ramassage d'un déchet 6, par exemple d'un excrément d'animal.FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of an apparatus in the position for picking up waste 6, for example animal droppings.

Cet appareil comporte une enveloppe souple 9, ayant la forme d'un sac ou d'une poche, de préférence en papier ou en tout autre matériau souple et dégradable. La poche 9 comporte, à l'une de ses extrémités, une ouverture 9a.This device comprises a flexible envelope 9, in the form of a bag or pocket, preferably made of paper or any other flexible and degradable material. The pocket 9 has, at one of its ends, an opening 9a.

Pendant le ramassage d'un déchet, le sac 9 est en position renversée c'est-à-dire que l'ouverture 9a est dirigée vers le bas.During the collection of a waste, the bag 9 is in the inverted position, that is to say that the opening 9a is directed downwards.

La poche 9 comporte de préférence deux soufflets latéraux 9b et 9c qui permettent de la plier à plat et de l'ouvrir au moment de l'utilisation. L'ouverture 9a comporte deux bords latéraux 9aj et 9a2 qui se situent entre les extrémités libres des soufflets 9b et 9c.The pocket 9 preferably comprises two lateral bellows 9b and 9c which allow it to be folded flat and open when used. The opening 9a has two lateral edges 9a j and 9a 2 which are located between the free ends of the bellows 9b and 9c.

Sur chacun des bords de l'ouverture 9a est fixé un dispositif en forme de tiroir 1, 2 qui sert à ramasser le déchet 6 et à l'introduire dans le sac 9.On each of the edges of the opening 9a is fixed a device in the form of a drawer 1, 2 which is used to collect the waste 6 and to introduce it into the bag 9.

Chaque tiroir comporte une plaque rigide 31, 32 ayant la forme générale d'une pelle rectangulaire, dont l'un des bords 31a, 32a est prolongé par une poignée 71, 72 qui est située dans le plan de la plaque et qui est plus étroite que celle-ci.Each drawer has a rigid plate 3 1 , 3 2 having the general shape of a rectangular shovel, one of the edges 3 1 a, 3 2 a is extended by a handle 7 1 , 7 2 which is located in the plane of the plate and which is narrower than this.

Chacun des bords latéraux 9al, 9a2 de l'ouverture 9a de la poche 9 est fixé à l'une des plaques rigides 31, 32 par collage, par-a-graffage ou par tout autre moyen équivalent. La fixation est située dans une bande située le long du bord 31a, 32a de celle-ci, c'est-à-dire le long du bord qui se trouve en position supérieure, comme on le voit sur la figure 1, pendant le ramassage du déchet 6.Each of the side edges 9a l , 9a 2 of the opening 9a of the pocket 9 is fixed to one of the rigid plates 3 1 , 3 2 by gluing, by-a-graffage or by any other equivalent means. The fastener is located in a strip located along the edge 3 1 a, 3 2 a thereof, that is to say along the edge which is in the upper position, as seen in Figure 1 , during the collection of the waste 6.

On voit sur la figure 6 que grâce à cette fixation du bord de l'ouverture le long des bords supérieurs 31a, 32a, les plaques se trouvent placées hors de la poche, au-delà de l'ouverture de celle-ci, pendant le ramassage des déchets, ce qui permet de les déplacer librement sans être gêné par le sac. En tenant chaque pelle par la poignée 71, 72, on peut faire pivoter librement les pelles autour du bord de l'ouverture du sac et on peut faire glisser une pelle sur l'autre.It can be seen in FIG. 6 that thanks to this fixing of the edge of the opening along the upper edges 3 1 a, 3 2 a, the plates are placed outside the pocket, beyond the opening of the latter. Ci, during the collection of waste, which allows to move them freely without being bothered by the bag. Holding each shovel by the handle 7 1 , 7 2 , you can freely rotate the shovels around the edge of the bag opening and you can slide one shovel on the other.

Les extrémités libres des soufflets latéraux comportent chacun une échancrure 15b, 15c. Ces échancrures sont situées entre les tiroirs 1 et 2. Elles facilitent l'ouverture du sac pendant le ramassage et permettent de contrôler visuellement l'opération de ramassage.The free ends of the side bellows each have a notch 15b, 15c. These notches are located between drawers 1 and 2. They facilitate the opening of the bag during pickup and allow to visually control the pickup operation.

La figure 1 représente un mode de réalisation dans lequel les trois bords de chaque pelle autres que le bord 3la et 32a sont prolongés chacun par une plaque perpendiculaire au plan de la pelle, respectivement par deux bases 51, 52 et par des côtés latéraux 101b, 101c et 102b, 102c, de telle sorte que chaque pelle présente la forme d'un tiroir 1, 2 de forme parallélépipédique ayant deux faces ouvertes, la face opposée à la plaque 31, 32 et la face opposée à la base 51, 52. Avantageusement le volume du tiroir 1 est légèrement plus grand que celui du tiroir 2. Ainsi le bord libre 42 de la base 52 peut s'engager au-dessus du bord libre 41 de la base 51. On peut donc engager la base 52 du petit tiroir sous les déchets et la faire coulisser sur la base 51 jusqu'à ce qu'elle vienne buter contre le fond 31 du grand tiroir. Ainsi la base 52 fait fonction de raclette, ce qui permet de gratter le 3 sol et de décoller les déchets.FIG. 1 represents an embodiment in which the three edges of each shovel other than the edge 3la and 3 2 a are each extended by a plate perpendicular to the plane of the shovel, respectively by two bases 5 1 , 5 2 and by lateral sides 10 1 b, 10 1 c and 10 2 b, 10 2 c, so that each shovel has the shape of a drawer 1, 2 of rectangular shape having two open faces, the face opposite to the plate 3 1 , 3 2 and the side opposite the base 5 1 , 5 2 . Advantageously, the volume of the drawer 1 is slightly larger than that of the drawer 2. Thus the free edge 4 2 of the base 5 2 can engage above the free edge 4 1 of the base 5 1 . We can therefore engage the base 5 2 of the small drawer under the waste and slide it on the base 5 1 until it comes up against the bottom 3 1 of the large drawer. Thus the base 5 2 acts as a squeegee, which makes it possible to scrape the ground 3 and to take off the waste.

Dans la position où le petit tiroir est engagé dans le grand tiroir, les deux tiroirs délimitent un volume parallélépipédique qui est fermé sur cinq côtés et dont la seule face ouverte est entourée par l'ouverture de la poche. En retournant la poche on peut donc faire tom- 5 ber le déchet 6 dans la poche sans risquer de laisser tomber une partie des déchets.In the position where the small drawer is engaged in the large drawer, the two drawers delimit a parallelepiped volume which is closed on five sides and whose only open face is surrounded by the opening of the pocket. Returning the pocket so we can make the waste Tom- 5 ber 6 in the pocket without the risk of dropping a portion of the waste.

La figure 1 représente un mode de réalisation dans lequel non seulement les bords latéraux 9a1 et 9a2 de l'ouverture sont fixés le long des bords 31a et 32a des pelles mais également les bords libres 30des soufflets latéraux situés entre les échancrures 15b et 15c sont également fixés le long des bords supérieurs des faces latérales 101b, 101c, 102b et 102c.FIG. 1 represents an embodiment in which not only the lateral edges 9a 1 and 9a 2 of the opening are fixed along the edges 3 1 a and 3 2 to shovels but also the free edges 30 of the lateral bellows situated between the notches 15b and 15c are also fixed along the upper edges of the lateral faces 10 1 b, 10 1 c, 10 2 b and 10 2 c.

On voit sur la figure 1 que le bord 9a de l'ouverture est fixé à la partie supérieure des plaques 31, 32 et des faces latérales 3510 par une bande étroite qui longe le bord supérieur 31a, 32a de chaque plaque afin de disposer d'une surface de contact suffisante entre le sac et les plaques pour obtenir une bonne fixation,par exemple par collage.It can be seen in FIG. 1 that the edge 9a of the opening is fixed to the upper part of the plates 3 1 , 3 2 and of the lateral faces 3510 by a narrow strip which runs along the upper edge 3 1 a, 3 2 a of each plate in order to have a sufficient contact surface between the bag and the plates to obtain a good fixing, for example by gluing.

Par exemple le bord 9a de l'ouverture du sac est collé contre la face interne des plaques sur une bande .ayant une hauteur de l'ordre de quelques millimètres.For example the edge 9a of the opening of the bag is glued against the internal face of the plates on a strip having a height of the order of a few millimeters.

On voit sur la figure 1 que les poignées 71, 72 ont la forme d'un trapèze renversé dont la base la plus large constitue le bord libre.We see in Figure 1 that the handles 7 1 , 7 2 have the shape of an inverted trapezium whose widest base constitutes the free edge.

Chacune des poignées comporte un fente, 81, 82, lesquelles fentes permettent d'engager les poignées l'une dans l'autre pour maintenir le sac fermé après que les tiroirs 1 et 2 ont été retournés à l'intérieur du sac.Each of the handles has a slot, 8 1 , 8 2 , which slots allow the handles to be engaged one in the other to keep the bag closed after the drawers 1 and 2 have been turned inside the bag.

La figure 2 représente une vue d'un appareil selon l'invention en position repliée, avant utilisation de celui-ci. Dans cette position les tiroirs 1 et 2 sont repliés à plat, la base 5 de chaque tiroir étant appliquée contre le fond 3 et les côtés latéraux 10 sont repliés en accordéon vers l'intérieur comme le montrent les figures 6 6 et 7. Les tiroirs repliés sont engagés à l'intérieur de la poche 9. Les poignées 71 et 72 peuvent rester en dehors de la poche comme le représente la figure 2 ou peuvent être repliées contre les fonds 3, à l'intérieur de la poche. La poche 9 est enroulée autour des tiroirs repliés de telle sorte que l'on obtient un ensemble plat, peu encombrant, facile à transporter dans une poche de vêtement.Figure 2 shows a view of an apparatus according to the invention in the folded position, before use thereof. In this position the drawers 1 and 2 are folded flat, the base 5 of each drawer being applied against the bottom 3 and the lateral sides 10 are folded in accordion inward as shown in Figures 6 6 and 7. The drawers folded are engaged inside the pocket 9. The handles 7 1 and 7 2 can remain outside the pocket as shown in Figure 2 or can be folded against the funds 3, inside the pocket. The pocket 9 is wrapped around the folded drawers so that a flat, space-saving assembly is obtained, which is easy to transport in a garment pocket.

La figure 3 représente une vue à plat des découpes d'une feuille de carton ou de tout autre matériau rigide analogue permettant de fabriquer d'une seule pièce un des tiroirs, par exemple le tiroir 1.FIG. 3 represents a flat view of the cutouts of a sheet of cardboard or of any other similar rigid material making it possible to manufacture in one piece one of the drawers, for example the drawer 1.

Les découpes du tiroir 2 sont analogues mais les plaques 32, 52 ont des longueurs et largeurs légèrement inférieures afin que le tiroir 2 puisse s'engager dans le tiroir 1.The cutouts of drawer 2 are similar but the plates 3 2 , 5 2 have slightly shorter lengths and widths so that drawer 2 can engage in drawer 1.

Les lignes 11, en traits mixtes, représentent des lignes de pliage gravées dans le carton.Lines 11, in phantom, represent fold lines engraved in the carton.

On voit sur cette figure la pelle rectangulaire 31 dont le ) bord 31a est prolongé par la poignée trapézoïdale 71 munie d'une fente 81. On voit également la base 51 et les faces latérales 101b et 101c qui comportent chacune une fente 13b, 13c. Les bords latéraux de la plaque 31 sont prolongés par deux faces rectangulaires 20b, 20c plus étroites que les faces 101b et 101c et par deux languettes 12b, 12c qui sont destinées à être engagées chacune dans une des fentes 13b et 13c. La mise en forme d'un tiroir s'effectue comme suit :

  • - on plie la base 5 suivant un angle de 90° avec le fond 3; on plie les faces latérales 101b et 102b suivant un angle de 90° avec la base; on plie les faces 20b et 20c à 90° et à l'intérieur des faces 101b et 102b et on engage les languettes 12b et 12c dans les fentes 13b et 13c et on les replie ensuite.
We see in this figure the rectangular shovel 3 1 whose) edge 3 1 a is extended by the trapezoidal handle 7 1 provided with a slot 8 1 . We also see the base 5 1 and the side faces 101b and 10 1 c which each have a slot 13b, 13c. The side edges of the tray 3 1 are extended by two rectangular faces 20b, narrower 20c that faces 10 1b and 10 1 c and two 12b tongues 12c which are intended to be each engaged in one of 13b and 13c slots . A drawer is shaped as follows:
  • - The base 5 is folded at an angle of 90 ° with the bottom 3; the side faces 10 1 b and 10 2 b are folded at an angle of 90 ° with the base; are folded faces 20b and 20c at 90 ° and inside faces 10 1b and 10 2b and 12b and 12c urges the tabs into the slots 13b and 13c and are then folded.

La figure 4 représente une coupe verticale d'un appareil selon l'invention en fin d'opération de ramassage d'un déchet 6. On voit sur cette coupe la base 52 du tiroir 2 engagée dans le tiroir 1, le bord libre 42 étant en butée contre le fond 31. On voit que le bord libre 42 a coulissé au contact de la base 51 en agissant comme une raclette. On voit que dans cette position les échancrures latérales 15c se referment du fait que les bords opposés de chaque échancrure se rejoignent et se superposent, ce qui assure l'herméticité de l'appareil pendant le transfert du déchet 6 dans le sac.FIG. 4 represents a vertical section of an apparatus according to the invention at the end of a waste collection operation 6. We see on this section the base 5 2 of the drawer 2 engaged in the drawer 1, the free edge 4 2 being in abutment against the bottom 3 1 . It can be seen that the free edge 4 2 has slid in contact with the base 5 1 by acting as a squeegee. We see that in this position the side notches 15c close because the opposite edges of each notch meet and overlap, which ensures the hermeticity of the device during the transfer of waste 6 in the bag.

La figure 5 représente une coupe verticale médiane de l'appareil après retournement. Les tiroirs 1 et 2 sont maintenus l'un contre l'autre pendant le retournement à l'aide des deux poignées qui se replient pendant le retournement. Le déchet 6 tombe par gravité dans le fond du sac.FIG. 5 represents a median vertical section of the device after turning over. Drawers 1 and 2 are held against each other during the inversion using the two handles which fold during the inversion. Waste 6 falls by gravity into the bottom of the bag.

Les figures 4 et 5 montrent clairement que le tiroir 2 s'engage dans le tiroir 1 en délimitant avec celui-ci un volume parallélépipédique fermé sur cinq faces, dont la seule face ouverte est complètement enveloppée par l'ouverture 9a de la poche 9.FIGS. 4 and 5 clearly show that the drawer 2 engages in the drawer 1 by delimiting therewith a parallelepiped volume closed on five faces, the only open face of which is completely enveloped by the opening 9a of the pocket 9.

La figure 6 représente une coupe verticale médiane d'un appareil selon l'invention en cours de fermeture. Les tiroirs sont engagés à l'intérieur du sac en agissant sur les poignées 71 et 72, de telle sorte que les tiroirs se replient, la base 5 venant contre le fond 3 de chaque tiroir et les faces latérales 10 comportent une amorce de pliage qui leur permet de se replier en accordéon. Une fois les tiroirs repliés à plat, on amène les deux poignées 71 et 72 l'une contre l'autre et on engage les deux fentes 81 et 82 l'une dans l'autre pour maintenir le sac fermé.FIG. 6 represents a median vertical section of an apparatus according to the invention during closing. The drawers are engaged inside the bag by acting on the handles 7 1 and 7 2 , so that the drawers fold, the base 5 coming against the bottom 3 of each drawer and the side faces 10 include a primer for folding which allows them to fold into an accordion. Once the drawers folded flat, bring the two handles 7 1 and 7 2 against each other and engage the two slots 8 1 and 8 2 one inside the other to keep the bag closed.

La figure 7 représente une vue en perspective d'un tiroir en cours de dépliage ou de repliement. La base 5 vient se rabattre contre le fond 3 par pliage autour de la ligne 11 de jonction entre ces deux faces. Chacune des faces latérales comporte une ligne de pliage 16b, 16c qui est tracée suivant la diagonale reliant chaque extrémité de la charnière 11 au sommet opposé de telle sorte que chaque face latérale se replie en accordéon vers l'intérieur du tiroir suivant deux triangles qui se superposent. La figure 2 représente l'appareil replié tel qu'il est livré aux utilisateurs. L'utilisateur déroule d'abord la poche 9 et il déplie chacun des tiroirs en les faisant basculer vers l'extérieur du sac.Figure 7 shows a perspective view of a drawer during unfolding or folding. The base 5 is folded against the bottom 3 by folding around the line 11 of junction between these two faces. Each of the side faces has a fold line 16b, 16c which is drawn along the diagonal connecting each end of the hinge 11 to the opposite top so that each side face folds in accordion towards the interior of the drawer according to two triangles which are overlap. Figure 2 shows the device folded as delivered to users. The user first unrolls the pocket 9 and unfolds each of the drawers by tilting them towards the outside of the bag.

Les figures 8 et 9 représentent un autre mode de réalisation plus simplifié d'un dispositif selon l'invention. Les parties homologues sont représentées par les mêmes repères. On retrouve sur ces figures une poche 9 comportant deux soufflets latéraux 9b et 9c et une ouverture 9a.Figures 8 and 9 show another more simplified embodiment of a device according to the invention. The homologous parts are represented by the same references. These figures show a pocket 9 comprising two lateral bellows 9b and 9c and an opening 9a.

Le bord de l'ouverture 9a comporte deux bords latéraux 9a1 et 9a2 situés entre les deux soufflets et le bord libre de chaque soufflet comporte une échancrure 15b, 15c qui relie le bord des soufflets au pli 9b, 9c de ceux-ci.The edge of the opening 9a has two lateral edges 9a 1 and 9a 2 located between the two bellows and the free edge of each bellows has a notch 15b, 15c which connects the edge of the bellows to the fold 9b, 9c thereof.

La face interne du sac située à proximité de chacun des bords latéraux 9a1, 9a2 est fixée contre la face externe d'une plaque rigide en forme de pelle d'allure rectangulaire 31, 32 dont le bord supérieur 31a, 32a est prolongé par une poignée trapézoidale 71, 72 qui est plus étroite que ladite pelle.The internal face of the bag located near each of the lateral edges 9a 1 , 9a 2 is fixed against the external face of a rigid plate in the form of a shovel of rectangular shape 3 1 , 3 2 , the upper edge 3 1a of which is 3 2 a is extended by a trapezoidal handle 7 1 , 7 2 which is narrower than said shovel.

On voit sur la figure 8 que les bords 9al et 9a2 sont collés aux plaques 31, 32 dans une bande étroite 171, 172 longeant le bord supérieur 31a, 32a de ladite plaque. La hauteur de la bande de fixation est de quelques millimlètres. Les bords 3la et 32a sont les bords opposés aux bords d'attaque 41 et 42.It can be seen in FIG. 8 that the edges 9a l and 9a 2 are glued to the plates 3 1 , 3 2 in a narrow strip 17 1 , 17 2 running along the upper edge 3 1 a, 3 2 a of said plate. The height of the fixing strip is a few millimeters. The edges 3la and 3 2 a are the edges opposite to the leading edges 4 1 and 4 2 .

Pour renforcer la fixation,le bord de l'ouverture du sac peut être découpé pour comporter des prolongements 191, 192 qui épousent la forme des poignées 71, 72 et, dans ce cas, la face interne de ces prolongements est collée contre la face externe des poignées 71, 72. Les poignées 71, 72 comportent des découpes 181, 182 qui dessinent deux portions de contour qui se superposent lorsque les deux poignées sont appliquées l'une contre l'autre de sorte qu'en repoussant ensuite ) simulténament les deux pastilles entourées par ces contours, on peut assembler les deux poignées pour maintenir le sac fermé.To reinforce the fixing, the edge of the opening of the bag can be cut to include extensions 19 1 , 19 2 which follow the shape of the handles 7 1 , 7 2 and, in this case, the internal face of these extensions is glued against the outside of the handles 7 1 , 7 2 . The handles 7 1 , 7 2 have cutouts 18 1 , 18 2 which draw two contour portions which are superimposed when the two handles are applied one against the other so that by pushing back) simultaneously the two circles surrounded by these contours, one can assemble the two handles to keep the bag closed.

La figure 8 représente le sac dans la position avant et après utilisation. Les pelles 3,, 32 sont alors placées à l'intérieur du sac et les poignées 71, 72 servent à transporter le sac.Figure 8 shows the bag in the position before and after use. The shovels 3 ,, 3 2 are then placed inside the bag and the handles 7 1 , 7 2 are used to transport the bag.

La figure 9 représente une vue en élévation du sac retourné pendant le ramassage d'un déchet 6. Pour ramasser un déchet, on retourne le sac 9 et on amène les deux pelles 31 et 32 hors du sac en faisant pivoter celles-ci autour des bandes de fixation 171 et 172 qui se replient vers l'extérieur en formant des charnières. On agit sur les deux poignées 171 et 172 pour produire ce retournement vers l'extérieur. Après quoi on manipule les pelles tenues par les poignées pour faire glisser le bord libre 4ide l'une des deux contre la face supérieure de l'autre et en même temps on les fait pivoter pour repousser le déchet 6 vers l'intérieur du sac que l'on retourne ensuite pour se retrouver dans la position de transport de la figure 8Figure 9 shows an elevational view of the bag returned during the collection of a waste 6. To pick up a waste, the bag 9 is turned over and the two shovels 3 1 and 3 2 are brought out of the bag by pivoting them around the fixing bands 17 1 and 17 2 which are fold outward to form hinges. One acts on the two handles 17 1 and 17 2 to produce this turning outwards. After which we manipulate the shovels held by the handles to slide the free edge 4 i of one of the two against the upper face of the other and at the same time we rotate them to push the waste 6 towards the inside of the bag which is then turned over to find itself in the transport position of FIG. 8

On remarque que les pelles qui risquent d'être souillées se trouvent enfermées à l'intérieur du sac ce qui évite tout risque de souillure.We note that the shovels that are likely to be soiled are locked inside the bag which avoids any risk of soiling.

Le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures 8 et 9 est une variante simplifiée du mode de réalisation des figures 1 à 7 dont on n'a conservé que les plaques 31, 32 prolongées par les poignées 71, 72. Cette simplification permet de réduire le coût de fabrication et d'obtenir des pelles faciles à manipuler librement sans être gêné par le sac.The embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is a simplified variant of the embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 7, of which only the plates 3 1 , 3 2 have been retained, extended by the handles 7 1 , 7 2 . This simplification makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and to obtain shovels which are easy to handle freely without being hampered by the bag.

Avantageusement l'une des deux plaques, par exemple la plaque 32 qui sert de raclette est moins haute que l'autre, ce qui permet d'économiser du carton.Advantageously one of the two plates, for example the plate 3 2 which serves as a squeegee is less high than the other, which saves cardboard.

Les appareils, objets de la présente invention, sont peu onéreux à fabriquer, faciles à utiliser et ils assurent une bonne hygiène. Les sacs et les pelles peuvent être en papier ou en carton qui sont des matériaux qui se décomposent et se désagrègent dans l'eau des égoûts. Bien que les sacs en papier soient moins souples que les sacs en film i de matières plastiques, le mode de fixation du bord de l'ouverture sur une bande étroite longeant le bord supérieur des pelles fait que l'on peut amener les pelles hors du sac et manipuler celles-ci librement sans être gêné par la raideur du sac.The devices, objects of the present invention, are inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use and they ensure good hygiene. The bags and the shovels can be made of paper or cardboard which are materials which decompose and disintegrate in the sewage water. Although the paper bags are less flexible than the plastic film bags i, the method of fixing the edge of the opening on a narrow strip running along the upper edge of the shovels means that the shovels can be brought out of the bag and handle them freely without being bothered by the stiffness of the bag.

Les sacs selon l'invention peuvent être utilisés pour ramasser 0 les excréments d'animaux domestiques. Ils peuvent être également utilisés dans les hôpitaux et autres établissements de soins pour ramasser des déchets tels que des tampons ou cotons souillés, des objets sales et tout autre déchet analogue.The bags according to the invention can be used to collect 0 the excrement of domestic animals. They can also be used in hospitals and other healthcare establishments to collect waste such as soiled pads or cottons, dirty objects and any other similar waste.

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1. Appareil pour ramasser et éliminer des déchets (6),notamment des excréments d'animaux,du type comportant une enveloppe souple (9), en forme de sac ou de poche, ayant une ouverture (9a) et comportant en outre des moyens pour ramasser lesdits déchets,lesquels moyens comportent deux plaques rigides (31, 32) qui sont fixées de chaque côté de ladite ouverture (9a), caractérisé en ce que chacune desdites plaques a la forme générale d'une pelle rectangulaire dont l'un des bords (31a, 32a) est prolongé par une poignée plus étroite que ladite plaque et chacun des deux bords latéraux (9a1, 9a2) de ladite ouverture (9a) est fixé à l'une desdites plaques rigides (31, 32) dans une bande située le long dudit bord (31a, 32a) qui se trouve en position supérieure pendant le ramassage et le transport du sac.1. Apparatus for collecting and eliminating waste (6), in particular animal excrement, of the type comprising a flexible envelope (9), in the form of a bag or pocket, having an opening (9a) and further comprising means for collecting said waste, which means comprises two rigid plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) which are fixed on each side of said opening (9a), characterized in that each of said plates has the general shape of a rectangular shovel, the one of the edges (3 1 a, 3 2 a) is extended by a handle narrower than said plate and each of the two lateral edges (9a 1 , 9a 2 ) of said opening (9a) is fixed to one of said rigid plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) in a strip located along said edge (3 1 a, 3 2 a) which is in the upper position during the collection and transport of the bag. 2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture (9a) de ladite poche (9) comporte deux échancrures (15b, 15c) situées entre lesdites plaques rigides (31, 32).2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening (9a) of said pocket (9) comprises two notches (15b, 15c) located between said rigid plates (3 1 , 3 2 ). 3. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdites plaques rigides (31, 32) sont placées au-delà de l'ouverture (9a) de ladite poche (9) pendant le ramassage et peuvent coulisser l'une au-dessus de l'autre sous les déchets pour faire fonction de raclettes.3. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that said rigid plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) are placed beyond the opening (9a) of said pocket (9) during pickup and can slide one above the other under the waste to act as a squeegee. 4. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que chacune desdites plaques rigides (31, 32) est prolongée par trois faces perpendiculaires, une base (51, 52) et deux faces latérales (101b, 101c, 102b, 102c) avec lesquelles elles constituent deux tiroirs parallélépipédiques (1, 2) ouverts sur deux faces et repliables à plat.4. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each of said rigid plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) is extended by three perpendicular faces, a base (5 1 , 5 2 ) and two lateral faces ( 10 1 b, 10 1 c, 10 2 b, 10 2 c) with which they constitute two parallelepipedic drawers (1, 2) open on two sides and foldable flat. 5. Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdites plaques (31, 32) et lesdites bases (51, 52) ont des dimensions différentes, de telle sorte que l'un des deux tiroirs (2) est plus petit que l'autre (1) et peut s'emboîter dans l'autre en délimitant avec ce dernier un volume parallélépipédique clos sur cinq faces dont la seule face ouverte communique avec l'ouverture (9a) de ladite poche et est enveloppée par celle-ci.5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) and said bases (5 1 , 5 2 ) have different dimensions, so that one of the two drawers (2) is smaller than the other (1) and can fit into the other by delimiting with the latter a parallelepiped volume closed on five faces, the only open face of which communicates with the opening (9a) of said pocket and is enveloped by this one. 6. Appareil selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les bords de ladite ouverture (9a) situés de part et d'autre desdites échancrures (15b, 15c) sont fixés sur les bords supérieurs desdites faces latérales (101b, 101c, 102c) de telle sorte que lorsque le petit tiroir (2) est engagé dans le grand tiroir (1), les bords opposés de chaque échancrure (15b, 15c) se rejoignent et lesdites échancrures (15b,15c) sont fermées.6. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the edges of said opening (9a) located on either side of said notches (15b, 15c) are fixed on the upper edges of said side faces (10 1 b, 10 1 c, 10 2 c) so that when the small drawer (2) is engaged in the large drawer (1), the opposite edges of each notch (15b, 15c) meet and said notches (15b, 15c) are closed. 7. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens pour ramasser les déchets sont constitués uniquement de deux plaques rigides (31, 32) en forme de pelles rectangulaires, dont l'un des bords (31a, 32a) est prolongé par une poignée (71, 72) plus étroite, lesquelles plaques sont fixées contre les faces latérales internes de l'ouverture du sac par une bande (171, 172) longeant ledit bord (31a, 32a) de chaque plaque qui est placé en position supérieure, de telle sorte que,avant et après le ramassage d'un déchet, lesdites plaques (31, 32) sont situées à l'intérieur du sac (9) et lesdites poignées (71, 72), qui émergent du sac, servent également de poignées pour transporter le sac.7. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said means for collecting the waste consist only of two rigid plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) in the form of rectangular shovels, one of the edges (3 1 a, 3 2 a) is extended by a narrower handle (7 1 , 7 2 ), which plates are fixed against the internal lateral faces of the opening of the bag by a strip (17 1 , 17 2 ) running along said edge (3 1 a, 3 2 a) of each plate which is placed in the upper position, so that, before and after the collection of a waste, said plates (3 1 , 3 2 ) are located at the inside the bag (9) and said handles (7 1 , 7 2 ), which emerge from the bag, also serve as handles for transporting the bag. 8. Appareil selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'une des deux plaques (32) est moins haute que l'autre plaque (31).8. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that one of the two plates (3 2 ) is lower than the other plate (3 1 ). 9. Appareil selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ledit sac (9) est découpé de telle sorte que le bord de l'ouverture comporte deux prolongements (191, 192) qui épousent la forme desdites poignées (71, 72), lesquels prolongements sont fixés par leur face interne contre la face externe desdites poignées.9. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that said bag (9) is cut so that the edge of the opening has two extensions (19 1 , 19 2 ) which match the shape of said handles (7 1 , 7 2 ), which extensions are fixed by their internal face against the external face of said handles. 10. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que lesdites poignées (71, 72) présentent la forme d'un trapèze et comportent chacune une fente (81, 82) ou une amorce de découpe (181, 182) qui coopèrent pour assembler les deux poignées et pour maintenir le sac fermé après le ramassage d'un déchet.10. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said handles (7 1 , 7 2 ) have the shape of a trapezoid and each have a slot (8 1 , 8 2 ) or a primer cutout (18 1 , 18 2 ) which cooperate to assemble the two handles and to keep the bag closed after picking up a waste. 11. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'il est composé de trois pièces seulement, la poche (9) et deux éléments rigides (1, 2),de forme plane ou repliables à plat, en un matériau délitable qui se désagrège dans l'eau, de préférence en papier ou en carton.11. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it is composed of only three parts, the pocket (9) and two rigid elements (1, 2), of flat shape or foldable flat, into a disintegrable material which disintegrates in water, preferably paper or cardboard.
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