EP1862595B1 - Device for removing dog faeces - Google Patents

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EP1862595B1
EP1862595B1 EP07010012A EP07010012A EP1862595B1 EP 1862595 B1 EP1862595 B1 EP 1862595B1 EP 07010012 A EP07010012 A EP 07010012A EP 07010012 A EP07010012 A EP 07010012A EP 1862595 B1 EP1862595 B1 EP 1862595B1
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    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
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  • the invention relates to a device for removing dog feces, wherein the device is formed by a gripping device and attachable to the gripping bag and the gripping device comprises two gripping elements which are about a common axis pharynized movable against each other and abut each other in non-use position, further one the two gripper elements is provided with a paddle-shaped portion which is determined during the removal process for resting on the ground and wherein the bag in the open position of the gripping elements with its bottom is inserted in advance in the space formed by the open gripping elements.
  • the first reason is that you usually have only one hand available for the removal process, because the dog must usually yes stay on a leash, so that one is forced to keep the leash with the other hand.
  • the second reason is often weather-related. Strong wind or rain, there is a risk that the bag section, which is plugged into the space formed by the open gripping elements, falls out of the room, so that the removal process much more difficult becomes.
  • the protective right US 5,620,220 proposed to each of the two gripping elements to arrange a projection on which the bag with appropriately provided openings can be plugged. This solution has the disadvantage that special bags must be provided which are equipped with said openings.
  • the object of the invention is to develop a device of the present type so that the bag to be used between the two gripping elements is kept safe even in windy and / or rainy weather, without being equipped with separate fasteners and that the connection between the paddle-shaped portion and the gripping element carrying this portion is selected so that even on uneven terrain, the removal process is carried out quickly and without inconvenience.
  • the solution of the problem is that the common axis of the two gripping elements interrupted and the gripping elements are designed in the region of the broken axis so that an opening for receiving at least a portion of the bottom portion of the bag is formed and that the blade-shaped portion on one of the two Gripping elements is resiliently articulated so pivotable about a horizontal axis, that in the use position the two gripping elements of the blade-shaped portion facing the opposite gripping element has to form a support surface for the collected dog feces.
  • the first advantage of the solution found is that one must stuff the bag with the bottom ahead only in the opening formed by the gripping elements in order to effect a secure holding of the bag.
  • the crumpled in the region of the opening bag is thus unable to dissolve by itself from the opening.
  • the Entfemungsvorgang can therefore be easily and safely performed even in wind and / or bad weather.
  • the bag itself, to give the second advantage therefore need not be equipped with separate attachment means, for example with openings, eyelets or the like, to be held securely by the gripping elements.
  • the above-mentioned opening and the crumpled portion of the bag are sufficient to keep the bag safely so that bags of the simplest form can be used.
  • the third advantage is the appropriate connection between the paddle-shaped section and the corresponding gripper element.
  • the blade-shaped portion is pivotally and correspondingly resiliently hinged to the gripping element, this snaps after the unfolding of the two gripping elements immediately in its position of use and adapts to the removal process by appropriate panning or yielding possible uneven ground.
  • the dog excrement can be much easier and, above all, much cleaner to remove even from uneven ground. There are no leftovers that could be in a depression, for example.
  • Fig. 1 shows in a spatial representation of the gripping device 2 of a device 1 for removing dog feces.
  • the gripping device 2 has two wall-like gripping elements 3, which are arranged roof-shaped in the position of use, as drawn.
  • the gripper elements 3 are pivotally connected at their common connection region 4 via a common horizontal axis 7.
  • the horizontal axis 7 can be constituted objectively by two axle pieces. It is also possible to form the horizontal axis 7 by two film hinge sections, provided that the two gripping elements 3 are made of plastic.
  • the jaw-shaped mutually movable gripping elements 3 are equipped with known means that allow a secure gripping the gripping elements 3 in the process of removing dog feces.
  • the common horizontal axis 7 is interrupted in the middle and the two gripping elements 3 are in the region 10 of the broken axis 7, designed approximately through recesses 8 so that an accessible from above and from below opening 9 is formed.
  • a blade-shaped portion 12 is pivotally arranged along a horizontal axis 13.
  • stop means provided, which allow a limited pivoting range of the blade-shaped portion 12.
  • the paddle-shaped portion 12 is, for example, by using two small torsion springs, resiliently mounted on the gripping element 3, that this is from a non-use position, see Fig.
  • the blade-shaped portion 12 supporting gripping element 3 and the paddle-shaped portion 12 form in the position of use of the gripping device 2 an angle alpha less than 90 °.
  • the paddle-shaped portion 12 forms the disposal process a support for the disposable dog feces. In this process, the dog excrement from the opposite gripping element 3 more or less pushed onto the paddle-shaped portion 12.
  • Fig. 2 shows the device formed by the gripping device 2 and by a bag 15 attachable to the gripper device 1.
  • the gripping device 2 is in the position of use.
  • the bag 15 is placed from below so on the gripping device 2, that the free open end 17 of the bag envelope 16 up above the gripping device 2 also protrudes and that from the bottom 18 of the bag 15 and the adjacent to the bottom 18 part the bag casing 16 formed bottom portion 19 is located in the space 21 formed by the open gripping elements 3.
  • the opening 9 is now intended to receive at least a portion of the bottom portion 19 of the bag 15.
  • Fig. 3 is viewed in side view, the gripping device 2 shown in non-use position.
  • the two gripping elements 3 can be joined together about the common horizontal axis 7, wherein the resilient blade-shaped portion 12 is pressed by the opposite gripping member 3 in a non-use position in which the blade-shaped portion 12 facing upwards against the action of the spring force.
  • the gripping device 2 can be accommodated in a container, such as a small bag or in a roll-up Hundeleinenhalter.
  • Fig. 4 shows an expedient development of the invention.
  • the drawing shows the unfolded gripping device 2 from above.
  • elastic means 14 such as two velcro-like bands are longitudinally arranged so that they partially overlap or cover the opening 9.
  • the elastic means 14 then deviate to the side when the bag 15, as in Fig. 2 described, with the bottom 18 is pressed ahead through the opening 9 through a piece up. After completion of this process, the elastic means 14 jump back to their original position and narrow the opening 9.
  • the crumpled portion 20 located in the opening 9, see Fig. 2 further compressed, so that the bag 15 can not solve itself of the gripping device 2 by itself.
  • the size of the cross section of the opening 9 is thus changed in a suitable manner by the elastic means 14.

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The device, in plastic, wood, paper or metal, is used to pick up the dog excrement. It includes a holding strap (2) and external reinforcement strips (3), both of which assist gripping by the users hand. The upper pivotal axis (8) is interrupted by a recess (4) in each half of the device. One half has a lower, specially-shaped buffer strip (6). The other half has a lower base strip (5) with a mechanical fastening (7). The sides carry explanatory symbols. The device can be folded together at its pivotal axes (8, 9).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zum Entfernen von Hundekot, wobei die Einrichtung durch eine Greifvorrichtung und durch eine auf die Greifvorrichtung aufsteckbare Tüte gebildet ist und die Greifvorrichtung zwei Greifelemente aufweist, die um eine gemeinsame Achse rachenförmig gegeneinander bewegbar sind und in Nichtgebrauchslage aneinanderliegen, wobei ferner eines der beiden Greifelemente mit einem schaufelförmigen Abschnitt ausgestattet ist, der beim Entfernungsvorgang zur Auflage am Boden bestimmt ist und wobei die Tüte bei geöffneter Lage der Greifelemente mit ihrem Boden voraus in den durch die geöffneten Greifelemente gebildeten Raum einfügbar ist.The invention relates to a device for removing dog feces, wherein the device is formed by a gripping device and attachable to the gripping bag and the gripping device comprises two gripping elements which are about a common axis pharynized movable against each other and abut each other in non-use position, further one the two gripper elements is provided with a paddle-shaped portion which is determined during the removal process for resting on the ground and wherein the bag in the open position of the gripping elements with its bottom is inserted in advance in the space formed by the open gripping elements.

Um Hundebesitzer in die Lage zu versetzen, den Kot ihrer Hunde auf Straßen, Wegen und Plätzen entfernen zu können, sind in der Vergangenheit eine Vielzahl von Vorschlägen und Lösungen ausgearbeitet worden. Ein Teil dieser Lösungen schlägt die Verwendung von Tüten vor, die über die Greifvorrichtung gestülpt werden, damit beim Entfernungsvorgang weder die Greifvorrichtung noch die Hände beschmutzt werden. Die gewerblichen Schutzrechte GB 2 273 454 A , US 5,358,295 und US 6,059,333 beschreiben derartige Einrichtungen. Beim Gebrauch solcher Einrichtungen ist zu befürchten, dass es nicht einfach ist, die aufgesteckte Tüte an der Greifvorrichtung so zu arretieren, dass der Entfernungsvorgang leicht und ohne Mühe durchführbar ist. Zwei Gründe bewirken diese Schwierigkeit. Der erste Grund besteht darin, dass man für den Entfernungsvorgang üblicherweise nur eine Hand zur Verfügung hat, denn der Hund muß im Regelfalle ja angeleint bleiben, so dass man gezwungen ist, mit der anderen Hand die Leine zu halten. Der zweite Grund ist vielfach wetterbedingt. Geht starker Wind oder regnet es, besteht die Gefahr, dass der Tütenabschnitt, welcher in den durch die geöffneten Greifelemente gebildeten Raum gesteckt ist, aus dem Raum herausfällt, so dass der Entfernungsvorgang wesentlich erschwert wird. Um letzteres zu vermeiden, wird beispielsweise durch das Schutzrecht US 5,620,220 vorgeschlagen, an den beiden Greifelementen jeweils einen Vorsprung anzuordnen, auf welche die Tüte mit entsprechend vorgesehenen Öffnungen aufsteckbar ist. Diese Lösung hat den Nachteil, dass Sondertüten zur Verfügung gestellt werden müssen, die mit den besagten Öffnungen ausgestattet sind.In order to enable dog owners to remove their dogs' feces on roads, paths and squares, a variety of proposals and solutions have been developed in the past. Part of these solutions suggests the use of bags which are slipped over the gripping device so that neither the gripping device nor the hands are soiled during the removal process. The industrial property rights GB 2 273 454 A . US 5,358,295 and US 6,059,333 describe such devices. When using such devices, it is to be feared that it is not easy to lock the attached bag to the gripping device so that the removal process can be carried out easily and without difficulty. Two reasons cause this difficulty. The first reason is that you usually have only one hand available for the removal process, because the dog must usually yes stay on a leash, so that one is forced to keep the leash with the other hand. The second reason is often weather-related. Strong wind or rain, there is a risk that the bag section, which is plugged into the space formed by the open gripping elements, falls out of the room, so that the removal process much more difficult becomes. To avoid the latter, for example, by the protective right US 5,620,220 proposed to each of the two gripping elements to arrange a projection on which the bag with appropriately provided openings can be plugged. This solution has the disadvantage that special bags must be provided which are equipped with said openings.

Damit Hundekot sicher und ausreichend erfasst und vom Boden aufgehoben werden kann, ist ferner vorgeschlagen worden, die Greifelemente an ihrem zum Boden weisenden Ende mit wenigstens einem schaufelförmigen Abschnitt auszustatten, um den Entfernungsvorgang zu erleichtern. Die US 5,358,295 bedient sich eines derartigen schaufelförmigen Abschnittes, der im rechten Winkel an einem der beiden Greifelemente ortsfest angeordnet ist. Diese Anordnung ist nicht optimal den durch Bodenunebenheiten sich ergebenden Verhältnissen angepasst, so dass auch in diesem Falle der Entfemungsvorgang entweder erschwert wird oder nur unzureichend ausgeführt werden kann.In order for dog waste to be safely and adequately captured and lifted from the ground, it has also been proposed to provide the gripping elements at their bottom end with at least one blade-shaped portion to facilitate the removal operation. The US 5,358,295 uses such a blade-shaped portion which is fixedly arranged at right angles to one of the two gripping elements. This arrangement is not optimally adapted to the conditions resulting from uneven floors, so that even in this case, the Entfemungsvorgang either difficult or insufficiently executed.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik besteht die Aufgabe der Erfindung darin, eine Einrichtung der hier vorliegenden Art so weiterzuentwickeln, dass die zu verwendende Tüte zwischen den beiden Greifelementen auch bei Wind und/oder regnerischem Wetter sicher gehalten wird, ohne mit gesonderten Befestigungsmitteln ausgestattet zu sein und dass die Verbindung zwischen dem schaufelförmigen Abschnitt und dem diesen Abschnitt tragenden Greifelement so gewählt ist, dass auch bei unebenem Gelände der Entfernungsvorgang rasch und ohne Umständlichkeiten durchführbar ist.Based on this prior art, the object of the invention is to develop a device of the present type so that the bag to be used between the two gripping elements is kept safe even in windy and / or rainy weather, without being equipped with separate fasteners and that the connection between the paddle-shaped portion and the gripping element carrying this portion is selected so that even on uneven terrain, the removal process is carried out quickly and without inconvenience.

Die Lösung der Aufgabe besteht darin, dass die gemeinsame Achse der beiden Greifelemente unterbrochen und die Greifelemente im Bereich der unterbrochenen Achse so gestaltet sind, dass eine Öffnung zur Aufnahme zumindest eines Teils des Bodenbereiches der Tüte gebildet ist und dass der schaufelförmige Abschnitt an einem der beiden Greifelemente federnd so um eine horizontale Achse schwenkbar angelenkt ist, dass in Gebrauchslage der beiden Greifelemente der schaufelförmige Abschnitt zum gegenüberliegenden Greifelement weist, um eine Auflagefläche für den aufgesammelten Hundekot zu bilden.The solution of the problem is that the common axis of the two gripping elements interrupted and the gripping elements are designed in the region of the broken axis so that an opening for receiving at least a portion of the bottom portion of the bag is formed and that the blade-shaped portion on one of the two Gripping elements is resiliently articulated so pivotable about a horizontal axis, that in the use position the two gripping elements of the blade-shaped portion facing the opposite gripping element has to form a support surface for the collected dog feces.

Der erste Vorteil der aufgefundenen Lösung besteht darin, dass man die Tüte mit dem Boden voraus lediglich in die durch die Greifelemente gebildete Öffnung stopfen muß, um ein sicheres Halten der Tüte zu bewirken. Die im Bereich der Öffnung zerknüllte Tüte ist somit nicht in der Lage, sich von selbst von der Öffnung zu lösen. Der Entfemungsvorgang kann deshalb auch bei Wind und/oder schlechtem Wetter einfach und sicher durchgeführt werden.
Die Tüte selbst, um den zweiten Vorteil zu nennen, braucht daher nicht mit separaten Befestigungsmitteln, beispielsweise mit Öffnungen, Ösen oder dergleichen ausgestattet zu sein, um sicher von den Greifelementen gehalten zu werden. Die eben genannte Öffnung und der zerknüllte Abschnitt der Tüte reichen aus, um die Tüte sicher zu halten, so dass Tüten einfachster Form Verwendung finden können.
Als dritter Vorteil schließlich ist die zweckmäßige Verbindung zwischen dem schaufelförmigen Abschnitt und dem entsprechenden Greifelement zu werten. Dadurch dass der schaufelförmige Abschnitt schwenkbar und entsprechend federnd am Greifelement angelenkt ist, schnappt dieser nach dem Auseinanderklappen der beiden Greifelemente sofort in seine Gebrauchslage und passt sich beim Entfernungsvorgang durch entsprechendes Schwenken oder Nachgeben möglichen Bodenunebenheiten an. Der Hundekot lässt sich dadurch viel leichter und vor allem viel sauberer auch von unebenem Boden entfernen. Es bleiben keine Reste übrig, die sich beispielsweise in einer Bodenvertiefung befinden könnten.The first advantage of the solution found is that one must stuff the bag with the bottom ahead only in the opening formed by the gripping elements in order to effect a secure holding of the bag. The crumpled in the region of the opening bag is thus unable to dissolve by itself from the opening. The Entfemungsvorgang can therefore be easily and safely performed even in wind and / or bad weather.
The bag itself, to give the second advantage, therefore need not be equipped with separate attachment means, for example with openings, eyelets or the like, to be held securely by the gripping elements. The above-mentioned opening and the crumpled portion of the bag are sufficient to keep the bag safely so that bags of the simplest form can be used.
Finally, the third advantage is the appropriate connection between the paddle-shaped section and the corresponding gripper element. The fact that the blade-shaped portion is pivotally and correspondingly resiliently hinged to the gripping element, this snaps after the unfolding of the two gripping elements immediately in its position of use and adapts to the removal process by appropriate panning or yielding possible uneven ground. The dog excrement can be much easier and, above all, much cleaner to remove even from uneven ground. There are no leftovers that could be in a depression, for example.

Die Erfindung wird anhand zweier Ausführungsbeispiele näher erläutert. Es zeigt

Fig. 1
die Greifvorrichtung der Einrichtung;
Fig. 2
die durch die Greifvorrichtung und durch eine Tüte gebildete Einrichtung in Seitenansicht und in Gebrauchslage;
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die Greifvorrichtung in Nichtgebrauchslage sowie
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The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to two embodiments. It shows
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the gripping device of the device;
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the device formed by the gripping device and by a bag in side view and in the position of use;
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the gripping device in non-use position as well
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an expedient development of the gripping device.

Fig. 1 zeigt in einer räumlichen Darstellung die Greifvorrichtung 2 einer Einrichtung 1 zum Entfernen von Hundekot. Die Greifvorrichtung 2 weist zwei wandartige Greifelemente 3 auf, die in Gebrauchslage, wie gezeichnet, dachförmig angeordnet sind. Die Greifelemente 3 sind an ihrem gemeinsamen Verbindungsbereich 4 über eine gemeinsame horizontale Achse 7 schwenkbar verbunden. Die horizontale Achse 7 kann gegenständlich durch zwei Achsstücke gebildet sein. Es ist auch möglich, die horizontale Achse 7 durch zwei Filmscharnierabschnitte zu bilden, sofern die beiden Greifelemente 3 aus Kunststoff gefertigt sind. Die rachenförmig gegeneinander bewegbaren Greifelemente 3 sind mit bekannten Mitteln ausgestattet, die ein sicheres Ergreifen der Greifelemente 3 beim Vorgang des Entfernens von Hundekot ermöglichen. Die gemeinsame horizontale Achse 7 ist mittig unterbrochen und die beiden Greifelemente 3 sind im Bereich 10 der unterbrochenen Achse 7, etwa durch Aussparungen 8 so gestaltet, dass eine von oben und von unten zugängliche Öffnung 9 gebildet ist. Am unteren Ende 11 eines der beiden Greifelemente 3 ist ein schaufelförmiger Abschnitt 12 entlang einer horizontalen Achse 13 schwenkbeweglich angeordnet. Es sind nicht näher dargestellte, dem Fachmann bekannte Anschlagmittel vorgesehen, die einen begrenzten Schwenkbereich des schaufelförmigen Abschnittes 12 ermöglichen. Der schaufelförmige Abschnitt 12 ist, beispielsweise durch Verwendung zweier kleiner Drehfedern, federnd so am Greifelement 3 gelagert, dass dieser sich aus einer Nichtgebrauchslage, siehe Fig. 3, beim Auseinanderspreizen der beiden Greifelemente 3 von selbst und unverzüglich in eine etwa horizontale Gebrauchslage bewegt, in welcher er zum gegenüberliegenden Greifelement 3 weist und in dieser Lage verbleibt. Das den schaufelförmigen Abschnitt 12 tragende Greifelement 3 sowie der schaufelförmige Abschnitt 12 bilden in Gebrauchslage der Greifvorrichtung 2 einen Winkel Alpha kleiner 90°. Der schaufelförmige Abschnitt 12 bildet beim Entsorgungsvorgang eine Auflage für den zu entsorgenden Hundekot. Bei diesem Vorgang wird der Hundekot vom gegenüberliegenden Greifelement 3 mehr oder weniger auf den schaufelförmigen Abschnitt 12 geschoben. Fig. 1 shows in a spatial representation of the gripping device 2 of a device 1 for removing dog feces. The gripping device 2 has two wall-like gripping elements 3, which are arranged roof-shaped in the position of use, as drawn. The gripper elements 3 are pivotally connected at their common connection region 4 via a common horizontal axis 7. The horizontal axis 7 can be constituted objectively by two axle pieces. It is also possible to form the horizontal axis 7 by two film hinge sections, provided that the two gripping elements 3 are made of plastic. The jaw-shaped mutually movable gripping elements 3 are equipped with known means that allow a secure gripping the gripping elements 3 in the process of removing dog feces. The common horizontal axis 7 is interrupted in the middle and the two gripping elements 3 are in the region 10 of the broken axis 7, designed approximately through recesses 8 so that an accessible from above and from below opening 9 is formed. At the lower end 11 of one of the two gripping elements 3, a blade-shaped portion 12 is pivotally arranged along a horizontal axis 13. There are not shown in detail, known in the art stop means provided, which allow a limited pivoting range of the blade-shaped portion 12. The paddle-shaped portion 12 is, for example, by using two small torsion springs, resiliently mounted on the gripping element 3, that this is from a non-use position, see Fig. 3 , in the spreading apart of the two gripping elements 3 by itself and immediately moved in an approximately horizontal position of use, in which it faces the opposite gripping element 3 and remains in this position. The blade-shaped portion 12 supporting gripping element 3 and the paddle-shaped portion 12 form in the position of use of the gripping device 2 an angle alpha less than 90 °. The paddle-shaped portion 12 forms the disposal process a support for the disposable dog feces. In this process, the dog excrement from the opposite gripping element 3 more or less pushed onto the paddle-shaped portion 12.

Fig. 2 zeigt die durch die Greifvorrichtung 2 und durch eine auf die Greifvorrichtung aufsteckbare Tüte 15 gebildete Einrichtung 1. Die Greifvorrichtung 2 befindet sich in Gebrauchslage. Die Tüte 15 ist von unten her so auf die Greifvorrichtung 2 aufgesetzt, dass das freie offene Ende 17 der Tütenhülle 16 nach oben über die Greifvorrichtung 2 hinaus ragt und dass sich der aus dem Boden 18 der Tüte 15 und dem an den Boden 18 angrenzenden Teil der Tütenhülle 16 gebildete Bodenbereich 19 in dem durch die geöffneten Greifelemente 3 gebildeten Raum 21 befindet. Die Öffnung 9 ist nun dazu bestimmt, zumindest einen Teil des Bodenbereiches 19 der Tüte 15 aufzunehmen. Diese Aufnahme geschieht derart, dass besagter Teil des Bodenbereiches 19 von unten her ein Stück weit durch die Öffnung 9 hindurch nach oben gedrückt wird, so dass der dadurch entstandene zerknüllte Abschnitt 20 der Tüte 15 von der Öffnung 9 gehalten wird und sich nicht von der Greifvorrichtung 2 lösen kann. Von der Tüte 15 umfasst sind demnach die beiden Greifelemente 3 sowie der schaufelförmige Abschnitt 12. In diesem Zustand lässt sich der hier nicht näher zu beschreibende Entsorgungsvorgang, ohne dass die Greifvorrichtung und die Hand beschmutzt werden, einfach und hygienisch durchführen. Fig. 2 shows the device formed by the gripping device 2 and by a bag 15 attachable to the gripper device 1. The gripping device 2 is in the position of use. The bag 15 is placed from below so on the gripping device 2, that the free open end 17 of the bag envelope 16 up above the gripping device 2 also protrudes and that from the bottom 18 of the bag 15 and the adjacent to the bottom 18 part the bag casing 16 formed bottom portion 19 is located in the space 21 formed by the open gripping elements 3. The opening 9 is now intended to receive at least a portion of the bottom portion 19 of the bag 15. This recording is done such that said part of the bottom portion 19 is pressed from below a bit far through the opening 9 therethrough, so that the resulting crumpled portion 20 of the bag 15 is held by the opening 9 and not from the gripping device 2 can solve. Accordingly, the two gripping elements 3 as well as the blade-shaped section 12 are encompassed by the bag 15. In this state, the disposal process, which is not described here in more detail, without the gripping device and the hand being soiled, can be performed simply and hygienically.

In Fig. 3 ist in Seitenansicht betrachtet die Greifvorrichtung 2 in Nichtgebrauchslage dargestellt. Die beiden Greifelemente 3 lassen sich um die gemeinsame horizontale Achse 7 aneinanderfügen, wobei der federnde schaufelförmige Abschnitt 12 vom gegenüberliegenden Greifelement 3 in eine Nichtgebrauchslage gedrückt ist, in welcher der schaufelförmige Abschnitt 12 gegen die Wirkung der Federkraft nach oben weist. In dieser so gefalteten Lage lässt sich die Greifvorrichtung 2 in einem Behältnis, etwa einer kleinen Tasche oder auch in einem aufrollbaren Hundeleinenhalter unterbringen.In Fig. 3 is viewed in side view, the gripping device 2 shown in non-use position. The two gripping elements 3 can be joined together about the common horizontal axis 7, wherein the resilient blade-shaped portion 12 is pressed by the opposite gripping member 3 in a non-use position in which the blade-shaped portion 12 facing upwards against the action of the spring force. In this so folded position, the gripping device 2 can be accommodated in a container, such as a small bag or in a roll-up Hundeleinenhalter.

Fig. 4 zeigt eine zweckmäßige Weiterbildung der Erfindung. Die Zeichnung zeigt die aufgeklappte Greifvorrichtung 2 von oben. Man erkennt die gemeinsame horizontale Achse 7 sowie die von oben und von unten her zugängliche Öffnung 9, siehe auch Fig. 1. An jedem Greifelement 3, bevorzugt an deren Innenwand 5, sind elastische Mittel 14, etwa zwei klettverschlussartige Bänder längs verlaufend so angebracht, dass diese die Öffnung 9 teilweise überschneiden oder überdecken. Die elastischen Mittel 14 weichen zur Seite dann aus, wenn die Tüte 15, wie in Fig. 2 beschrieben, mit dem Boden 18 voraus durch die Öffnung 9 hindurch ein Stück weit nach oben gedrückt wird. Nach Abschluss dieses Vorganges springen die elastischen Mittel 14 wieder in ihre Ausgangslage zurück und verengen die Öffnung 9. Durch diese Maßnahme wird der in der Öffnung 9 befindliche zerknüllte Abschnitt 20, siehe Fig. 2, noch weiter zusammengedrückt, so dass sich die Tüte 15 nicht mehr von selbst von der Greifvorrichtung 2 lösen kann. Die Größe des Querschnittes der Öffnung 9 ist somit in zweckmäßiger Weise durch die elastischen Mittel 14 veränderbar. Fig. 4 shows an expedient development of the invention. The drawing shows the unfolded gripping device 2 from above. One recognizes the common horizontal axis 7 as well as the opening 9 accessible from above and from below, see also Fig. 1 , At each gripping element 3, preferably at the inner wall 5, elastic means 14, such as two velcro-like bands are longitudinally arranged so that they partially overlap or cover the opening 9. The elastic means 14 then deviate to the side when the bag 15, as in Fig. 2 described, with the bottom 18 is pressed ahead through the opening 9 through a piece up. After completion of this process, the elastic means 14 jump back to their original position and narrow the opening 9. By this measure, the crumpled portion 20 located in the opening 9, see Fig. 2 further compressed, so that the bag 15 can not solve itself of the gripping device 2 by itself. The size of the cross section of the opening 9 is thus changed in a suitable manner by the elastic means 14.

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  1. A device (1) for removing dog droppings, whereat said device (1) is formed by a gripping mechanism (2) and by a bag (15) slipable onto said gripping mechanism (2), said gripping mechanism (2) having two gripping elements (3), which are movable against one another in a throat-shaped fashion around a common horizontal axis (7) and lie against one another in their non-use position, whereat furthermore one of the two gripping elements (3) is equipped with a shovel-shaped section (12), which during the removal process is intended to be positioned on the ground, whereat said bag (15), with said gripping elements (3) in their opened position, can be inserted into the space (21) formed by the opened gripping elements (3) with its bottom (18) ahead, and whereat said common horizontal axis (7) is interrupted and said gripping elements (3) are designed that way in the area (10) of said interrupted axis (7), that an opening (9) is formed for take-up of at least part of the bottom area (19) of said bag (15), characterized in that said shovel-shaped section (12) is elastically hinged at one of the two gripping elements (3) swiveling around a horizontal axis (13) that way that in the use position of the two gripping elements (3) said shovel-shaped section (12) points towards the opposite gripping element (3).
  2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at said gripping mechanism (2) elastic means (14) are provided, which partially cover or overlap said opening (9).
  3. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the size of the cross-section of said opening (9) is changeable by said elastic means (14).
  4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that in said use position of said gripping mechanism (2) said shovel-shaped section (12) and said gripping element (3) carrying said shovel-shaped section (12) form an angle of less than 90 °.
  5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that in said non-use position of said gripping mechanism (2) said shovel-shaped section (12) points upwards against the effect of the spring force.
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