WO2006039816A1 - Combinaison de poignee-contenant destinee a une laisse pour animal. - Google Patents

Combinaison de poignee-contenant destinee a une laisse pour animal. Download PDF

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WO2006039816A1
WO2006039816A1 PCT/CA2005/001600 CA2005001600W WO2006039816A1 WO 2006039816 A1 WO2006039816 A1 WO 2006039816A1 CA 2005001600 W CA2005001600 W CA 2005001600W WO 2006039816 A1 WO2006039816 A1 WO 2006039816A1
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David M. Mitchell
Yan M. Tremblay
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K27/00—Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs
    • A01K27/006—Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs with light-emitting or ornamental devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C15/00—Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles

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  • Combination handle-receptacle for use with an animal leash.
  • the present invention relates to the general field of pet animal accessories and is particularly concerned with a combination handle-receptacle for use with an animal leash.
  • Animal leashes such as dog leashes are widely used for ensuring that the animal remains within a predetermined distance from its care provider during activities such as when the animal is being walked.
  • pet owners residing in a municipal region are subject to ordinances requiring that their animal be leashed at all times in public and otherwise restrained in private to prevent uncontrolled wandering.
  • Conventional animal leashes typically have a fixed loop at one end of a chain, strap or the like forming the handle of the leash.
  • the opposite end of the leash is typically provided with a clip which can be readily attached to and detached from the keeper element carried by an animal collar secured around the animal's neck.
  • conventional dog leashes nevertheless suffer from numerous drawbacks.
  • the fixed loop forming a handle for the leash is often considered unergonomic.
  • the repeated stresses on the relatively delicate bones, tendons and ligaments of the hands particularly at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints may lead to so-called repetitive stress-type injuries.
  • the muscles of the forearm include the flexor digitorum profundus and superficialis, which extend from the elbow into the length of the fingers.
  • the muscles of the hand When the hand is tightly clasped, for example, because of poor fit between the hand and the gripping handle, the muscles of the hand remain in tension and the flexor digitorum is tightly compressed.
  • the hand muscles also compress the radial artery leading to poor arterial circulation to the fingers. This may lead to fatigue over a relatively short operational cycle especially with children and the elderly. In order to avoid such problems either consciously or not, leash users of leashes having unergonomical handles typically have a tendency to grasp the handle rather lightly.
  • the handle may slip out of the hand of the leash user. This, in turn, is not only considered unpleasant but may also lead to the loss of the animal and potential harm to the animal or by-standers.
  • a further problem associated with some prior art leashes is that they simply do not offer any length adjustment capabilities.
  • Other animal leashes offering length adjustment capabilities rely on relatively complex mechanisms such as complex spooling mechanisms which are inherently relatively bulky, expensive and prone to mechanical failure.
  • other leash length adjustment mechanisms simply do not provide any suitable means for releasably locking the leash at a given selected length.
  • Another drawback associated with conventional animal leashes is their lack of versatility. For example, frequently, the pet owner desires to temporarily connect the leash to a fixed tethering object such as a post, a tree or the like so that the pet can be left restrained and unattended. Most conventional animal leashes simply do not provide any specific means for attaching the leash to a tethering object. Usually, the leash is connected around a post in a loop that tends to tighten as the animal moves around the tree. Ultimatly, the loop tightens such that the pet or animal then wraps the balance of the leash around the tree
  • one commonly accepted method for collecting animal waste until a proper disposal site can be found involves the use of a disposable plastic bag.
  • Some pet owners will simply place a conventional plastic bag such as a grocery bag in a clothing pocket for retrieval when needed.
  • This method of collecting animal waste presupposes, however, that the pet owner will have access to and remember to grab a plastic bag prior to walking the animal.
  • people often do not have pockets or places to store bags or other articles as they are wearing only light clothing.
  • Advantages of the present invention include that the proposed combination, is attachable to a conventional leash and adapted to act as an ergonomical handle for the leash.
  • the combination is also adapted to act as a receptacle for storing and/or selectively dispensing selected objects.
  • the combination may be used for storing and selectively dispensing disposable waste bags.
  • the combination includes removable containers that are adapted to be filled with waste bags, tissues, wipes or the like.
  • the combination is also adapted to be used as a thetering means for thetering the leash to a suitable object such as a post or the like through a set of quick and ergonomical steps.
  • the proposed combination handle-receptacle is designed so as to be not only ergonomical but also esthetically pleasing. Furthermore, the proposed combination is also designed so as to be economically feasible, long lasting and relatively trouble free in operation.
  • a combination handle-receptacle for use with an animal leash, the combination being graspable by the hand on an intended user, the combination being also usable for storing objects therein, the combination comprising: a receptacle body, the receptacle body defining a body cavity for receiving the objects; a handle extending from the receptacle body, the handle being configured and sized for allowing grasping thereof by the hand of the intended user; a leash attachment means operationally coupled to the receptacle body for attaching the leash to the receptacle body.
  • the handle includes a handle strap and the handle strap is configurable so that at least a portion of the receptacle body and of the handle strap together form a closed loop.
  • the receptacle body defines a peripheral frame surrounding the body cavity.
  • the combination further comprises an auxiliary container, the auxiliary container being configured and sized for at least partial insertion into the body cavity.
  • the auxiliary container has a container body, the container body defining a container cavity for receiving the objects, the container body having a container cavity access aperture leading to the container cavity for allowing external access thereinto.
  • the combination further comprises a container releasable retaining means for retaining the auxiliary container at least partially within the body cavity.
  • the body cavity defines a body cavity peripheral edge, the body cavity peripheral edge being provide with a retaining lip extending at least partially therealong, the retaining lip extending inwardly at least partially across the body cavity for retaining the auxiliary container at least partially within the body cavity.
  • the handle strap defines a pair of strap ends attached to the container body, at least one of the strap ends being releasably attached to the receptacle body by a strap-to-receptacle releasable attachment means; wherein the strap- to-receptacle releasable attachment means allows the handle strap to be used as a thetering means for thetering the leash to a suitable object.
  • a kit comprising a combination handle-receptacle for use with an animal leash, the combination being graspable by the hand on an intended user, the combination being also usable for storing objects therein, the combination handle-receptacle including a receptacle body, the receptacle body defining a body cavity for receiving the objects; a handle extending from the receptacle body, the handle being configured and sized for allowing grasping thereof by the hand of the intended user; a leash attachment means operationally coupled to the receptacle body for attaching the leash to the receptacle body; an auxiliary container, the auxiliary container being configured and sized for at least partial insertion into the body cavity.
  • the kit further comprises a leash attachable to the combination handle-receptacle.
  • the auxiliary container contains at least one disposable bag and the auxiliary container is designed so as to be able to selectively dispense the at least one disposable bag.
  • Figure 1 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle for use with an animal leash in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the combination being shown attached to a conventional leash and the leash being shown attached to a dog collar worn by a dog in a sitting position, the leash being shown in a retracted or shortened configuration;
  • Figure 2 illustrates the combination handle-receptacle shown in Fig. 1 , with the leash attached thereto shown in an extended configuration
  • Figure 3 in a perspective view, illustrates the combination handle-receptacle shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the leash attached therefrom;
  • Figure 4 in a front elevational view, illustrates the combination handle-receptacle shown in Fig. 3;
  • Figure 5 in a partial perspective view with sections taken out, illustrates the combination handle-receptacle shown in Figs. 1 through 4 being held through a hook-type grasp by a hand of an intended user while the other hand of the intended user is pulling a disposable waste collecting bag out of an auxiliary container part of the combination handle-receptacle;
  • Figure 6 in a partial perspective view with sections taken out, illustrates the combination handle-receptacle shown in Figs. 1 through 5 being held through a palmar perhension by the hand of an intended user with the hand of the intended user being inserted through the loop formed by a handle strap part of the combination handle-receptacle;
  • Figure 7 in a partial perspective view with sections taken out, illustrates the combination handle-receptacle shown in Figs. 1 through 6 with an auxiliary container part thereof about to be assembled thereto;
  • Figure 8 in a partial transversal cross-sectional view taken along arrows 8-8 of Fig. 7, illustrates the auxiliary container shown in Fig. 7 about to be assembled to the receptacle body part of the combination handle-receptacle;
  • Figure 9 in a partial transversal cross-sectional view with sections taken out, illustrates the auxiliary container mounted in the body cavity formed by the receptacle body part of the combination handle-receptacle shown in Figs. 1 through 8;
  • Figure 10 in a detailed view with sections taken out, illustrates a retaining lip about to be inserted in a corresponding lip receiving recess for securing the auxiliary container shown in Figs. 7 through 9 within the corresponding body cavity;
  • Figure 11 in a partial cross-sectional view with sections taken out, illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein a retaining lip extends from the auxiliary container, the retaining lip being shown about to be inserted in a corresponding lip receiving recess;
  • Figure 12 in a partial cross-sectional view with sections taken out, illustrates the retaining lip shown in Fig. 11 inserted in its corresponding retaining recess;
  • Figure 13 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein the retaining lip is formed integrally with the peripheral wall of the auxiliary container;
  • Figure 14 in a partial cross-sectional view with sections taken out, illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein the auxiliary container is made out of a substantially resiliently deformable material, the auxiliary container being shown in a deformed configuration as it is being inserted in a corresponding body cavity;
  • Figure 15 illustrates the auxiliary container shown in Fig. 14 having sprung back to its original configuration and being inserted in a corresponding body cavity;
  • Figure 16 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the combination being shown with one of its handle strap ends detached from the receptacle body;
  • Figure 17 in a partial perspective view, illustrates a combination handle- receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention with its handle strap about to be wrapped around a tethering post;
  • Figure 18 in a front elevational view, illustrates the combination handle- receptacle shown in Fig. 17 with its strap wrapped around the tethering post;
  • Figure 19 in a front elevational view, illustrates the combination handle- receptacle shown in Figs. 17 and 18 with its handle strap wrapped around a larger tethering post and being stretched by the latter;
  • Figure 20 in a partial perspective view, illustrates part of a combination handle- receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the combination handle-receptacle being shown with a covering layer partially removed from a corresponding frame core;
  • Figure 21 in a front elevational view, illustrates the combination handle- receptacle shown in Fig. 20;
  • Figure 22 in a partial exploded view with sections taken out, illustrates part of the core of a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 23 in a partial exploded view, illustrates part of an alternative core construction of a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 24 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein both ends of its handle strap are rigidly secured to a corresponding receptacle body;
  • Figure 25 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention using an alternative means for releasably securing a strap end to the corresponding receptacle body;
  • Figure 26 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 27 illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein the size of the loop formed by the handle correlates inversely with the length the leash segment extending integrally therefrom, the handle loop being shown in a shortened configuration while the leash is shown in an extended configuration;
  • Figure 28 illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein the size of the loop formed by the handle correlates inversely with the length the leash segment extending integrally therefrom, the handle loop being shown in an extended configuration while the leash is shown in a retracted configuration;
  • Figure 29 in an elevational view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein the receptacle body in a substantially annular configuration;
  • Figure 30 in a perspective view, illustrates an auxiliary container part of a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
  • Figure 31 in a rear perspective view, illustrates the auxiliary container shown in Fig. 30;
  • Figure 32 in a rear perspective view, illustrates the auxiliary container shown in Figs. 30 and 31 with its sealing cap removed therefrom;
  • Figure 33 illustrates an auxiliary container part of a combination handle- receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 34 in a perspective view, illustrates an auxiliary container about to be assembled to the remainder of a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 35 in a perspective view, illustrates an auxiliary container about to be inserted in the remainder of a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 36 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 37 in a perspective view, illustrates a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with yet another alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • a combination handle-receptacle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, generally indicated by the reference numeral 10.
  • the combination handle-receptacle 10 is intended to be used in conjunction with an animal leash 12 for walking an animal such as a dog 14. It should be understood that although the leash 12 is shown throughout the Figures as being of a particular type, the combination handle-receptacle 10 could be used with any suitable type of leash without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the combination handle-receptacle 10 being used for dispensing a disposable waste collecting bag 24 while Figs. 17 through 19 illustrate the combination handle-receptacle 10 being used for tethering the leash 12 to a post 26.
  • the combination handle- receptacle 10 is adapted to be grasped by the hand 16 of an intended user.
  • the hand 16 includes a thumb 18 and opposed digits 20.
  • the digits 20 are flexibly connected to the palm of the hand 16 at the metacarpophalangeal joints 22.
  • Figs. 1 , 2 and 5 illustrate the combination handle-receptacle 10 being grasped by the hand 16 through a so-called "hook grasp” in which all or the second and third fingers are used as a hook and which may involve the interphalangeal joints only or the interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a situation wherein the hand 16 grasps the combination handle-receptacle 10 through a so-called “palmar prehension", in which the thumb is used and the entire hand grasps around the combination handle-receptacle 10. It should, however, be understood that the combination handle-receptacle 10 could be manipulated or grasped otherwise without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the combination handle-receptacle 10 includes a receptable body generally indicated by the reference numeral 28.
  • the receptacle body 28 defines a body cavity generally indicated by the reference numeral 30.
  • the body cavity 30 is intended to be used for receiving objects therein.
  • body cavity 30 is shown throughout the Figures as being used for receiving and dispensing disposable waste collecting bags 24, the body cavity 30 could be used for storing and/or dispensing any other suitable type of objects.
  • the body cavity 30 could be used for storing and/or dispensing dry tissues, wet wipes, keys, loose change or the like.
  • the configuration and size of the body cavity 30 may be customized to the type of objects it is intended to carry.
  • the combination handle-receptacle 10 also includes a handle generally indicated by the reference numeral 32 extending from the receptacle body 28.
  • the handle 32 is configured and sized for allowing grasping thereof by the hand 16 of the intended user. It should be understood that the configuration of the handle 32 shown throughout the drawings is only illustrated by way of example and that handle 32 could take any other suitable configuration without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the combination handle-receptacle 10 further includes a leash attachment means generally indicated by the reference numeral 34 operationally coupled to the receptable body 28 for attaching the leash 12 to the receptacle body 28.
  • a leash attachment means generally indicated by the reference numeral 34 operationally coupled to the receptable body 28 for attaching the leash 12 to the receptacle body 28.
  • the handle 32 includes a handle strap 36.
  • the handle strap 36 is typically configurable so that at least a portion of the receptacle body 28 and of the handle strap 36 together form a closed loop.
  • the portion of the receptacle body 28 that is used for forming a closed loop with the handle strap 36 defines a body handle portion.
  • the body handle portion in turn, defines a body handle portion peripheral edge generally indicated by the reference numeral 38.
  • the body handle portion peripheral edge 38 extends across the body handle portion peripheral edge length 40.
  • the body handle portion peripheral edge length 40 typically has a value within the range defined by the 5 th and 95 th percentiles of anthropometric values of width of human hands.
  • the width of human hands should be interpreted throughout the text as substantially corresponding to the width of the hand 16 of an intended user substantially adjacent the metacarpophalangeal joints 22.
  • the body handle portion peripheral edge length is, hence, typically sized so as to allow both the hook grasp and palmar prehension shown respectively in Figs. 5 and 6 while optimizing other functional and aesthetical parameters of the combination handle-receptacle 10.
  • the body handle portion peripheral edge length 40 typically has a value of between 8 centimeters and 11 centimeters. It should however be understood that the body handle portion peripheral edge length 40 could depending on numerous factors such as, for example, the radius of curvature of the body handle portion peripheral edge 38.
  • the leash attachment means 34 is typically positioned such that the leash 12 extends from the receptacle body 28 substantially opposite the handle 32.
  • the receptacle body 28 defines a body first end generally indicated by the reference numeral 42 and a substantially opposed body second end generally indicated by the reference numeral 44.
  • the body handle portion peripheral edge 38 is typically located substantially adjacent the body first end 42.
  • the leash attachment means is typically located substantially adjacent the body second end 44.
  • the receptacle body 28 defines a peripheral frame generally indicated by the reference numeral 46 surrounding the body cavity 30.
  • the receptacle body 28 has a substantially tapering configuration in a direction leading from the receptacle body first end 42 to the receptacle body second end 44. It should, however, be understood that the receptacle body 28 could have numerous other configurations without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • Figure 29 illustrates an embodiment wherein the receptacle body 28 has a substantially disc-shaped configuration.
  • the peripheral frame 46 has a substantially triangular configuration defining a frame base segment 48, a substantially opposed frame apex 50 and a pair of frame spacing segments 52.
  • the frame spacing segments 52 extend from the frame base segment 48 at an angle relative to each other so as to merge distally towards the frame apex 50.
  • the frame base segment 48 When a substantially triangular peripheral frame 46 is used, the frame base segment 48 typically extends over a frame base segment length which corresponds substantially to the body handle portion peripheral edge length 40. Hence, the frame base segment length typically has a value within the range defined by the 5 th and 95 th percentiles of anthropometric values of width of human hands. 01600
  • the leash attachment means 34 is typically located substantially adjacent the frame apex 50.
  • the leash attachment means includes a leash receiving channel 54 formed in the peripheral frame 46 substantially adjacent the frame apex 50.
  • the leash receiving channel 54 typically has a substantially curved configuration.
  • the leash receiving channel 54 defines a channel apex 56.
  • the channel apex 56 is directed in a direction substantially opposite to that of the frame apex 50.
  • the configuration of the leash receiving channel 54 in conjunction with that of the receptacle body 28 and the handle 32, provides a centering effect which tends to center or align the handle 32 on the hand 16 of the intended user when a pulling force is exerted on the leash 12.
  • the receptacle body 28 typically has a substantially thin and/or flat or slightly convex or concave configuration defining a pair of substantially opposed receptacle body main surfaces generally indicated by the reference numeral 58.
  • the receptacle body main surfaces 58 are spaced relative to each other by a receptacle main surface spacing distance indicated in Fig. 8 by the reference numeral 60.
  • the receptacle main surface spacing distance 60 typically has a value of between 2 and 7 centimeters. It should, however, be understood that the receptacle body main surface distance 60 could have other values without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • both of the receptacle body main surfaces 58 are provided with a corresponding body cavity aperture 62 leasing to the body cavity 30.
  • only one of the receptacle body main surfaces 58 is provided with a corresponding body cavity access aperture 62 leading to the body cavity 30.
  • the body cavity access aperture 62 takes the form of a slot while, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 34, the body cavity access aperture 62 takes the form of a relatively large aperture adapted to receive a container as will be hereinafter disclosed in greater details.
  • the receptacle body main surfaces 58 are spaced relative to each other by a receptacle body peripheral wall 64.
  • the receptacle body peripheral wall 64 is provided with a body cavity access aperture 62 leading to the body cavity 30.
  • the combination handle-receptacle 10 further includes an auxiliary container 66.
  • the auxiliary container 66 is configured and sized for at least partial insertion into the body cavity 30.
  • the auxiliary container 66 is configured and sized so as to be substantially fittingly insertable into the body cavity 30.
  • the auxiliary container 66 and the body cavity 30 both have a substantially triangular configuration.
  • the peripheral frame 46 also has a substantially triangular configuration. It should, however, be understood that the configuration of the peripheral frame 46 could be other than that of the auxiliary auxiliary container 66 and corresponding body cavity 30 without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the auxiliary container 66 has a container body 68.
  • the container body 68 defines a container cavity for receiving objects therein.
  • the container body 68 has a container cavity access aperture 70 leading to said container cavity for allowing external access thereinto.
  • the container cavity access aperture 70 extends through the container body peripheral wall 74.
  • the container body 68 has a substantially thin and/or flat or slightly convex or concave configuration defining a pair of substantially opposed container body main surfaces generally indicated by the reference numeral 72.
  • the container body main surfaces 72 are spaced relative to each other by a container body peripheral wall generally indicated by the reference numeral 74.
  • At least one of the container body main surfaces 72 is provided with a corresponding container cavity access aperture 70 leasing to the container cavity.
  • Figures 33 and 34 illustrate an embodiment wherein the container cavity access aperture 70 is a slot formed in at least one of the container body main surfaces 72.
  • Figures 30 through 32 illustrate an embodiment wherein the container cavity access aperture 70 has a substantially disc-shaped configuration. It should be understood that the container cavity access aperture 70 may take any suitable configuration and size without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the container cavity access aperture 70 is provided with a means for selectively preventing access to the container cavity.
  • the means for selectively preventing access to the container cavity may take any suitable form.
  • the means for selectively preventing access to the container cavity includes a removable sealing cap 76 mounted to the auxiliary container 66 for extending across the container cavity access aperture 70.
  • the sealing cap 76 is typically provided with a cap tongue 78 extending therefrom.
  • the cap tongue 78 is configured and sized so as to protrude from the container body 28 for facilitating grasping of the cap tongue 78.
  • the cap tongue 78 is provided with a hanging aperture 80 extending therethrough. The hanging aperture 80 is used for hanging the auxiliary container 66 to a peg post, a nail or any other suitable hanging structure.
  • the container cavity access aperture 70 may be provided with any other suitable means for selectively preventing access to the container cavity.
  • the means for preventing selective access to the container cavity may include a peelable tab, a pair of cooperating strips of miniature hook and loop fiber (known under the trade mark VELCRO), a zipper type mechanism, a pressure button type assembly or any other suitable means.
  • the combination handle- receptacle 10 is provided with an indicia marked thereon.
  • the indicia may be used for marketing purposes, aesthetical purposes or any other suitable purposes.
  • Fig. 35 illustrates a situation wherein an indicia 82 is marked on the auxiliary container 66 whereas Fig. 37 illustrates a situation wherein the indicia 82 is marked on the receptacle body 28.
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  • the indicia 82 when the indicia 82 is marked on the auxiliary container 66, the indicia 82 may be positioned so as to be visible when the auxiliary container 66 is at least partially inserted into the body cavity 30.
  • the combination handle-receptacle 10 may further be provided with a container releasable retaining means for retaining the auxiliary container 66 at least partially within the body cavity 30.
  • the body cavity 30 defines a body cavity peripheral edge 84.
  • the body cavity peripheral edge 84 is provided with a (or: the ?) retaining lid 86 extending at least partially therealong.
  • the retaining lid 86 extends inwardly at least partially across the body cavity 30 for retaining the auxiliary container 66 at least partially within the body cavity 30.
  • the retaining lid 86 is made out of a substantially resiliently deformable material.
  • the retaining lid 86 extends substantially along the entire periphery of the body cavity peripheral edge 84 and only marginally across the body cavity 30.
  • the auxiliary container 66 is provided with a peripheral lip receiving recess 88 for receiving the retaining lip 86.
  • the lip receiving recess 88 is typically formed adjacent the peripheral edge of at least one of the body container main surfaces 72.
  • each lip receiving recess 88 extends from at least one of the container body main surfaces to the container body peripheral wall 74. As shown more specifically in 5 001600
  • the lip receiving recess 88 is typically angled inwardly in a direction leading from the corresponding container body main surface 72 to the container body peripheral wall 74.
  • the auxiliary container 66 is configured and sized so as to be substantially fittingly insertable into the body cavity 30 so that when the auxiliary container 66 is inserted into the body cavity 30 with the retaining lip 86 inserted into the lip receiving recess 88, the receptacle body 28 and the auxiliary container 66 together form a substantially uniform external surface.
  • the container releasable retaining means includes a container retaining lip 90.
  • the container retaining lip 90 is configured, sized and positioned for abuttingly contacting the receptacle body 28 when the container body 68 is inserted into the body cavity 30 so as to releasably retain the container body 68 into the body cavity 30.
  • the container retaining lip 90 is made out of a substantially resiliently deformable material.
  • Figs. 11 through 13 illustrate embodiments wherein the receptacle body 28 is provided with a container retaining lip receiving groove 92 formed therein.
  • Figs. 11 and 12 illustrate a situation wherein the container retaining lip 90 extends integrally from the exterior surface of the container body peripheral wall 74 whereas Fig. 13 illustrates a situation wherein the container retaining lip 90 is formed integrally with the container body peripheral wall 74.
  • Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate yet another embodiment of the invention wherein the container body 68 is oversized relative to the size of the peripheral edge of the aperture 62.
  • the container body 68 is formed out of a resiliently deformable material so as to allow the container body 68 to be resiliently deformed to a configuration allowing its insertion into the body cavity 30. Once inside the body cavity 30, as shown in Fig. 15, the container body 68 resiliently springs back to its original configuration so as to be fittingly inserted into the body cavity 30.
  • the handle strap 36 typically defines a pair of strap ends generally indicated by the reference numeral 92.
  • the strap ends 92 are attached to the container body 28.
  • at least one of the strap ends 92 is releasably attached to the receptacle body 28 by a strap-to-receptacle releasable attachment means.
  • the strap-to-receptacle releasable attachment means allows the handle strap 36 to be used as a tethering means for tethering the leash 12 around a stable object such as a post 26.
  • the strap-to-receptacle releasable attachment means may take any suitable form.
  • the strap-to-receptacle releasable attachment means includes complementary male-type and female-type attachment components.
  • the handle strap 36 is provided with a strap longitudinal tongue generally indicated by the reference numeral 94 located adjacent one of its longitudinal ends.
  • the receptacle body 28 is provided with a corresponding body tongue receiving recess 96 for receiving and releasably retaining the strap locking tongue 94.
  • the tongue receiving recess 96 extends into the frame base segment 48 adjacent a longitudinal end thereof and through one of the frame spacing segments 52 so as to form a locking aperture 98 thereinto.
  • the locking aperture 98 is provided with a retaining peripheral edge 100 for contacting at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the strap locking tongue 94.
  • the receptacle body 28 may be provided with a locking button 102 extending therefrom while the handle strap 36 is provided with at least one and typically a plurality of corresponding button receiving apertures 104 extending therethrough for receiving an releasably retaining the locking button 102.
  • the receptacle body 28 may optionally be provided with at least one and preferably a plurality of eyelets 106 for guiding at least a portion of the handle strap 36.
  • Figs. 24 and 25 illustrate embodiments wherein the eyelet 106 is formed in the receptacle body 28 while Figs. 26 through 29 illustrate embodiments wherein the eyelets 106 extend from the receptacle body 28.
  • Fig. 24 illustrates an embodiment wherein both ends 92 of the handle strap 36 are fixedly secured to the receptacle body 28 through corresponding eyelets 106.
  • Fig. 25 illustrates a situation wherein only one longitudinal end 92 of the handle strap 36 is fixedly secured to the receptacle body 28 through a corresponding eyelet 106 while the other end 92 is releasably secured to the receptacle body 28.
  • Fig. 26 illustrates an embodiment wherein the handle strap 36 extends integrally into the leash 12. A portion of the handle strap 36 is grasped around the container body 28 while guided by eyelets 106. A proximal strap attachment end 92 is stitched or otherwise secured to the opposed strap attachment end 92 which emerges integrally with the leash 12.
  • the handle strap 36 defines a strap attachment end 92 attached to the receptacle body 28 while the opposed strap attachment end extends integrally to the leash 12.
  • the handle strap is secured to the receptacle body 28 intermediate the proximal strap attachment end 92 attached thereto and the leash for forming the handle.
  • Figs. 27 and 28 illustrate an embodiment wherein the handle strap 36 slidably secured to the receptacle body 28 intermediate the proximal strap attachment end 92 and the opposed strap attachment end merging into the leash 12.
  • the handle strap 36 may be provided with a strap length adjustment means.
  • Figs. 17 through 19 illustrate an embodiment of the invention wherein the strap length adjustment means includes the handle strap 36 being made out of a resiliently deformable material. As shown more specifically in Fig. 19, elongation of the handle strap 36 allows the latter to encircle a larger post 26'. The elongation of the handle strap 36 also optionally allows for the handle to be designed for a relatively snug fit with the hand 16 of the intended user. It should be understood that other types of strap length adjustment means such as buckle arrangements or the like could be used without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the combination handle-receptacle can be manufactured through a variety of manufacturing methods using a variety of materials without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the peripheral frame 46 may be made using a substantially rigid frame core 108 coated with a suitable coating layer 110.
  • the frame core 108 may, in turn, be formed by assembling core sections 112.
  • connection between the strap ends 92 and the core 108 may either extend integrally from the core sections 112 as indicated by the protruding connector 113 in Fig. 22 or be manufactured separately and assembled during assembly of the core sections 112 as indicated by the connector 116 in Fig. 23.
  • the strap locking tongue 94 is attached to a corresponding strap attachment end 92 by moulding the latter over an anchoring portion 118 of the strap locking tongue 92.
  • handle strap 36 may be manufactured include an elastomeric thermoplastic such as a TPR.
  • examples of materials from which the core 108 may be made include ABS, PET or polypropylene resins.
  • examples of materials from which the coating layer 110 may be made include an elastomeric thermoplastic such as a TPR.
  • the frame 46 is made out of an integral piece of material such as an elastomeric thermoplastic.
  • kits including a combination handle-receptacle with at least one auxiliary container 66.
  • the auxiliary container 66 may be filled with suitable objects or empty.
  • the auxiliary container 66 may be provided with disposable waste collecting bags, dry tissues and/or wet wipes.

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L'invention concerne une combinaison de poignée-contenant destinée à une laisse pour animal, pouvant être tenue dans la main d'un utilisateur supposé, ladite combinaison pouvant également être utilisée pour y stocker des objets. Cette combinaison comprend un corps de contenant définissant une cavité destinée à recevoir des objets. La poignée s'étend à partir du corps de contenant, cette poignée étant configurée et dimensionnée afin qu'un utilisateur puisse la prendre dans une main. Une structure de fixation de laisse est couplée de manière fonctionnelle au corps de contenant afin d'y fixer ladite laisse. En général, la poignée comprend une anse pouvant être configurée de sorte qu'au moins une partie du corps de contenant et ladite anse forment une boucle fermée. De manière pratique, la combinaison comprend également un récipient auxiliaire configuré et dimensionné afin d'être partiellement introduit dans la cavité du corps. Une structure de retenue de récipient libérable est prévue afin de retenir au moins partiellement le récipient auxiliaire dans la cavité du corps. En général, l'anse définit une paire d'extrémités fixées de manière libérable au corps de récipient afin de les utiliser pour attacher la laisse à un objet approprié.
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