IP Library Granted Patent US 12667083
Granted Patent B2
US 12667083 · App. 17/691,252 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Multi-compartment bag useful for walking a dog

Inventors: Kim Marie Swanson (Burbank, CA); Johna Sue Beckham (Knoxville, TN)
A01K23/00A01K1/0254
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12667083
App. No.
17/691,252
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dog walking bag includes a central waste-holding compartment that is accessible from openings at the top end and bottom end of the compartment. The dog walking bag further includes a top flap, removably covering the top opening, and a bottom flap, removably covering the bottom opening. When using dog walking bag, a user deposits plastic waste bags containing animal waste (hereinafter “full waste bags”) into the central waste-holding compartment through the top opening. When a time arrives to empty the central waste-holding compartment of full waste bags, the bottom flap is manipulated to uncover the bottom opening, allowing the full waste bags to fall out of the central waste-holding compartment by force of gravity. In this way, a user is able to empty the central waste-holding compartment of full waste bags without having to touch or manually handle the full waste bags during the emptying process.

Claims (28)

1 . A dog walking bag, comprising:

a front piece, back piece, first side piece, and second side piece, said front piece being joined to said first side piece along a first common edge, said back piece being joined to said first side piece along a second common edge, said back piece being joined to said second side piece along a third common edge, and said front piece being joined to said second side piece along a fourth common edge, said front piece, said back piece, said first side piece, and said second side piece cooperatively defining an interior volume adapted to serve as a central waste-holding compartment, said central waste-holding compartment having a top end and a bottom end, said central waste-holding compartment having a top end opening proximate said top end and a bottom end opening proximate said bottom end;

a top flap to removably cover said top end opening, wherein said top flap is configured to form a foldable leash holder; wherein said foldable leash holder is formed by fastening said top flap to itself with at least one or more set of fastening elements;

a bottom flap to removably cover said bottom end opening using a set of fasteners, wherein said bottom flap extends to cover a front portion of said front piece to form a magnetic closure with magnetic strips, whereas a magnetic strip of said magnetic strips is fixed to each of said bottom flap and an external side of said front piece to form the set of fasteners;

a ready-bag holding compartment positioned at said first side piece adjacent to said central waste-holding compartment, wherein said ready-bag holding compartment comprises a divider piece interposing between said central waste-holding compartment and said ready-bag holding compartment, wherein said ready-bag holding compartment is accessible from proximate of said top end opening of said central waste-holding compartment, and wherein said ready-bag holding compartment holds unused plastic waste bags;

dispensing apertures positioned at said ready-bag holding compartment such that said dispensing apertures are spaced apart to permit said unused plastic waste bags to rest with said ready-bag holding compartment while said unused plastic waste bags being partially exposed through said dispensing apertures for dispensing said unused plastic waste bags from said dispensing apertures;

elastic strips positioned at said second side piece and opposite to said first side piece, said elastic strips adapted to hold a flashlight,

whereby said unused plastic waste bags are removed for use with said central waste-holding compartment through said top end opening for depositing animal waste and are extracted from said central waste-holding compartment through said bottom end opening; and wherein said ready-bag holding compartment is continuously extended from said top end to said bottom end of the dog walking bag.

2 . The dog walking bag of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom portion covering said bottom end opening, said bottom portion including a magnetic closure slit adapted to be widened upon need to produce an aperture adapted to permit extraction of the plastic waste bags holding animal waste from said central waste-holding compartment through said bottom end opening.

3 . The dog walking hag of claim 1 , further comprising magnetic closures for securing said top flap and said bottom flap.

4 . The dog walking bag of claim 1 , further comprising D-rings adapted to connecting a shoulder strap to the dog walking bag.

5 . The dog walking bag of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket to hold dog treats.

6 . The dog walking bag of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket to hold a cell phone.

7 . The dog walking bag of claim 1 , further comprising a clear pocket to hold dog identification information.

8 . A dog walking bag, comprising:

a bag with an interior volume adapted to serve as a waste-holding compartment, said waste-holding compartment having a top end and a bottom end, said waste-holding compartment having a top end opening proximate said top end and a bottom end opening proximate said bottom end;

a top flap to removably cover said top end opening, wherein said top flap is configured to form a foldable leash holder; wherein said foldable leash holder is formed by fastening said top flap to itself with at least one or more set of fastening elements;

a bottom flap to removably cover said bottom end opening, wherein said bottom flap extends to cover a front portion of said front piece to form a magnetic closure with strips, whereas a strip of said strips is fixed to each of said bottom flap and an external side of said front piece; wherein said front portion is not an edge portion;

a ready-bag holding compartment positioned at said first side piece adjacent to said central waste-holding compartment, wherein said ready-bag holding compartment comprises a divider piece interposing between said central waste-holding compartment and said ready-bag holding compartment, wherein said ready-bag holding compartment is accessible from proximate of said top end opening of said central waste-holding compartment, and wherein said ready-bag holding compartment holds unused plastic waste bags;

dispensing apertures positioned at said ready-bag holding compartment such that said dispensing apertures are spaced apart to permit said unused plastic waste bags to rest with said ready-bag holding compartment while said unused plastic waste bags being partially exposed through said dispensing apertures for dispensing said unused plastic waste bags from said dispensing apertures;

elastic strips positioned at said second side piece and opposite to said first side piece, said elastic strips adapted to hold a flashlight,

whereby said unused plastic waste bags are removed for use with said waste-holding compartment through said top end opening for depositing animal waste and are extracted from said waste-holding compartment through said bottom end opening; and wherein said ready-bag holding compartment is continuously extended from said top end to said bottom end of the dog walking bag.

9 . The dog walking bag of claim 8 , further comprising a bottom portion covering said bottom end opening, said bottom portion including a slit adapted to be widened upon need to produce an aperture adapted to permit extraction of the plastic waste bags holding animal waste from said central waste-holding compartment through said bottom end opening.

10 . The dog walking bag of claim 8 , further comprising magnetic closures for securing said top flap and said bottom flap.

11 . The dog walking bag of claim 8 , further comprising D-rings adapted to connecting a shoulder strap to the dog walking bag.

12 . The dog walking bag of claim 8 , further comprising a pocket to hold dog treats.

13 . The dog walking bag of claim 8 , further comprising a pocket to hold a cell phone.

14 . The dog walking bag of claim 8 , further comprising a clear pocket to hold dog identification information.