EP1035257B1 - Dispositif de ramassage de déjections - Google Patents

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EP1035257B1
EP1035257B1 EP00870032A EP00870032A EP1035257B1 EP 1035257 B1 EP1035257 B1 EP 1035257B1 EP 00870032 A EP00870032 A EP 00870032A EP 00870032 A EP00870032 A EP 00870032A EP 1035257 B1 EP1035257 B1 EP 1035257B1
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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
    • E01H1/1206—Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers for picking up excrements

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  • the subject of the present invention is a device for collecting animal waste, in particular canines, comprising a first element carrying a pallet or forming a handle or a gripping means provided with its end of a pallet or forming a pallet, and a frame bearing or associated with a bag, said frame being advantageously provided with or associated with a handle or a gripping means.
  • Document US-A-3 830 423 discloses a foldable bag comprising a gripping means, the dejection being thrust into the bag by means of a shovel.
  • the opening of the bag requires the placement of the feet on a support in contact with the ground and the application of a tensile force.
  • the feet of the user of such a bag are therefore located near the dejection.
  • the closing of the bag after use of the latter does not make it possible to guarantee an accidental opening, or an unwanted passage of the excrement picked up from the bag in case of rollover of the bag.
  • Such a bag must be considered a disposable bag.
  • Document GB-A-2 078 096 discloses a sleeve comprising its end means for fixing a frame having fixing studs of a bag.
  • the frame does not close the bag between two uses successive.
  • the bag once used must be discarded.
  • the device is cumbersome.
  • keeping the bag on the frame is done by means of at least a stud passing through the bag and turned towards the opening defined by the frame. The part of the stud passing through the bag will therefore come into contact with the droppings, which poses hygiene problems when placing a new bag on the frame.
  • Document US-A-3 810 670 discloses a device comprising a hollow handle provided at its end with a frame on which is mounted a bag.
  • a handle carrying a pallet the latter sleeve being able to slide in the hollow of the handle provided with the frame. It is not possible to close the bag on the frame, so that the bag is for single use.
  • the subject of the present invention is a device for collecting excrement to close the bag after use without risk of dirtying the frame and / or lose droppings in case of mishandling, and thus allowing successive uses of the bag during a walk.
  • the device according to the invention thus allows a hygienic and easy use during the collection of manure.
  • the device of the invention allows the user to keep the bag in the closed position on the frame until it is close to a trash can.
  • the frame consists of two pieces each having substantially the shape of a U-shaped piece having a core carrying a lower flange and an upper flange, said parts being pivotally connected to each other so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position in which the souls of the U-shaped pieces are spaced from each other so as to define an opening between the souls and the wings of the pieces, and a closed position in which the souls, the lower wings and the upper wings are respectively adjacent to each other.
  • the lower webs of the parts are interconnected by a first pivot and the upper webs of the parts are interconnected by a second pivot having a pivot axis coaxial with the pivot axis of the first pivot.
  • the bag advantageously covers all the edges of the frame, so that the frame is protected from any risk of dirt when picking up a dejection.
  • the U-shaped pieces forming the frame are adapted so that in the closed position a U-shaped piece is the space defined between the wings of the other U-shaped piece. This allows a closure correct bag mounted on the frame between two successive uses and therefore prevents you from accidentally putting your hand in the bag or losing part of the droppings when the bag is rolled over or when the bag falls device with the bag.
  • the frame is associated with a handle or a means of prehension, said handle or gripping means being articulated to the frame way to move relative to the frame between a position of use and a folded position in which the handle or means of gripping extends in the vicinity of the frame.
  • each of the two pieces forming the frame presents means ensuring that the edges of the bag extend along the frame when pivoting preferably U-shaped parts forming the frame are adapted in the closed position, a first U-shaped piece is in the space defined between the wings of the second U-shaped piece.
  • the soul of the second piece present on face, which is opposite to that turned towards the soul of the first piece in the closed position of the frame, fixing means for a bag, while that the soul of the first piece carries attachment means for the bag turned and located with respect to said core in the pivoting direction of the second piece to bring the frame into open position.
  • the means for fixing the bag carried by the core of the second piece consist in less in two longitudinal attachment profiles that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the pivot axis of the parts together, while the means for fastening the bag carried by the soul of the first piece consist of at least two buttons or profiles turned and located relative to said soul in the pivoting direction of the second piece to bring the frame into open position.
  • the profiles are advantageously perpendicular to the axis of pivoting parts together.
  • the use of profiles, in particular perpendicular to the pivot axis ensures traction of the bag on its part extending between the profiles by covering the pivots, the part of the bag covering the part of the soul bearing the profiles being substantially not subjected to traction.
  • the setting in traction is also better distributed, so the risk of tearing during the opening and closing operations of the frame are more limited.
  • buttons or profiles turned towards the back of the frame allows also to keep part of the bag backwards and thus to ensure the cover of the frame by the bag.
  • buttons or profiles facing the back of the frame are exerted on a part of the bag on which substantially no effort is exerted by the profiles.
  • the pallet is provided with means for placing a protective film on at least a portion of the palette.
  • the pallet comprises a means for carrying a film reel for covering at least a portion of the pallet, said means advantageously comprising a locking mechanism or brake.
  • This mechanism is advantageous because it avoids unwanted movie.
  • Such a pallet can be used with other opening devices of bag, or even alone for the collection of droppings.
  • a possible object of the invention is therefore a pallet as such, this pallet presenting the great advantage to ensure proper protection of the part of the pallet used for the collection of the dejection.
  • the invention also relates to a particular bag for the device with fixing profiles on a core and buttons or profiles of fixation on the other soul.
  • This bag is a foldable bag between a folded position and an open position defining an opening corresponding substantially to the opening of the frame in the open position. It has a first substantially rectangular face, a second substantially rectangular face, a first side and a second side, said faces and sides being interconnected to form a bag having a closed bottom, folded sides on themselves and extending between the faces in the folded position of the bag, and an opening corresponding substantially to the opening of the frame in the open position.
  • the first face has two parallel windows or means capable of forming two parallel windows, said windows being arranged to be engaged in the longitudinal profiles of the second part and being spaced from each other by a distance substantially corresponding to the distance separating the longitudinal profiles from each other.
  • the second face has two holes or windows or means to form holes or windows arranged to be engaged in the buttons or profiles of the first part, said holes or windows or means able to form holes or windows being distant one of the other of a distance corresponding substantially to the distance separating the fingers from one another.
  • the holes or windows are located in a portion of the bag located at a distance less than a determined distance from the free edge defining the opening of the bag, while the slots or windows are located in a portion of the bag located at a distance greater than said distance determined from the free edge.
  • the bag 9 of FIG. 1 has a first rectangular face S1, a second rectangular face S2, walls S3, S4 extending between the faces S1, S2.
  • the faces S1, S2 and the walls are interconnected to form a bag having a bottom F and an opening O and that in the folded position of the bag, the walls S3, S4 have a central fold P and extend between the faces S1, S2.
  • the S1, S2 faces have fixing windows 36.
  • the free edge 14 of the bag (defining the outlines of the opening O) is advantageously returned for forming a channel in which is placed a string 15 for closing the bag.
  • the frame of Figure 3 consists of two U-shaped pieces C1, C2.
  • Each of the pieces consists of a vertical CA core bearing its ends two horizontal wings, namely a lower wing CI and a wing superior CS.
  • the lower wings CI and the upper wings CS are respectively interconnected by a pivot 17 thus allowing the parts C1, C2 to pivot relative to each other with respect to an X axis passing through the axis of the pivots 17.
  • the cores CA of the parts each carry two sections 100,101 for fixing the bag of Figure 1 or 2.
  • the profiles carried by a are advantageously substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis X.
  • a gripping means 4 is mounted on the frame.
  • This gripping means 4 comprises is a slat pivotally mounted on the frame 8, more exactly on a wing CS of a part of the frame.
  • a slat 5 is connected to pivoting at the free end of the slat 4, this slat 5 forming in position unfolded an extension of the batten 4.
  • For the folded position one pivots the slat 5 relative to the slat 4 to bring the slat 5 below the batten 4.
  • the latte 4 (with the latte 5 located below the latte 4) in below the wing CS of a part forming the frame 8.
  • FIG 4 shows the frame provided with the bag of Figure 1.
  • the bag is engaged by the back of the frame and the portion of the adjacent bag of its free edge 14 is returned to at least partially cover the frame 8.
  • the bag is held in position thanks to the engagement of the profiles 100, 101 in the windows 36 of the bag.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a pallet according to the invention, pallet which is advantageously used with a frame of the device according to the invention, particularly with a frame as shown in Figure 3.
  • the pallet can however, be used with any bag or with devices to maintain a bag in the open position, or even as such.
  • the pallet 1 of FIGS. 7 and 7 bis has the general shape of a spatula 70 presenting a part forming a handle 71 and a portion 72 for the collection of dejection.
  • the portion 72 has a front face 72A (face intended to push or lift the droppings) and a backside 72B.
  • the front face 72A carries a means 73 intended to carry a coil 77 of a protective film 75.
  • the film of protection is intended to cover the front face 72A of the portion 72 between its free edge 74 and the means 73, the free edge 74, and at least partially the face rear 72B.
  • the free end of the film or the part adjacent to this end is attached to the rear face by a fixing means 76, in particular thanks to a self-adhesive band on both sides, the band with one side self-adhesive 76A intended to bear on the rear face 72B and another self-adhesive side 76B on which the film is glued in the vicinity of its free end.
  • the placement of the protective film is obtained by pulling on the film for unwind a film length out of the spool 77. As soon as the length of uncoiled film is sufficient to cover the front face, the free edge 74, and a part of the rear face 72B provided with the means 76, the film is applied so that it covers the free edge 74 and for the film to come into contact with the means 76 to secure it.
  • the means 73 carrying the reel is associated with a means of braking the unwinding of the film out of the coil and / or blocking the film after a stripping operation.
  • the coil 77 is covered by a protective housing 80 which is articulated or pivoted (pivot axis 83) by compared to the pallet.
  • the pallet according to the invention has on its rear face at least one means for attaching it to the frame or attaching the frame to the palette.
  • FIG. 1 shows a specific bag for the frame of Figure 3.
  • This bag is a collapsible bag between a folded position and an open position defining a opening O substantially corresponding to the opening of the frame 8 in position opened. It has a substantially rectangular first face S1, a second substantially rectangular face S2, a first side S3 and a second side S4, said faces and sides being interconnected to form a bag having a closed bottom F, the sides S3, S4 being folded on themselves and extending between the faces in the folded position of the bag, and an opening corresponding substantially to the opening of the frame in the open position.
  • the first face S1 has two windows 36A parallel to each other, said windows being arranged to be engaged in the longitudinal profiles 100 of the second piece C2 and being distant from each other by a distance "d1" corresponding substantially to the distance separating the longitudinal profiles 100 one of the other.
  • the second face S2 has two windows 36B arranged for to be engaged in the profiles 101 of the first piece C1, said windows being distant from each other by a corresponding distance "d2" substantially at the distance separating the profiles 101 from one another.
  • the windows 36B are located in part of the bag located at a distance less than a distance "d3" determined from the free edge 14 defining the opening O of the bag, while the windows 36A are located in a portion of the bag located at a greater distance than said distance determined "d3" from the free edge.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of a bag similar to that of FIG. 1, but for which windows 36A and 36B are located at the same distance from the free edge 14.

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FR2401275A1 (fr) * 1977-08-23 1979-03-23 Pernaut Guy Dispositif pour le ramassage des dejections d'animaux
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