Leash attached animal waste disposal unit with flashlight
View Patent ↗A pet waste collection system includes a first component and a second component detachably connected to each other. The first component has a first inner area to hold a roll of dog waste bags that is formed from a solid outer cylindrical wall and a solid bottom. A first flap encloses a top portion of the first inner area and has an aperture retrieving a dog waste bag. A pushbutton latch secures and releases the first flap. A hook attaches the first component to a dog leash. The second component has a second inner area for holding a filled dog waste bag and is formed from an outer cylindrical wall including a plurality of perforations and a solid bottom. A second flap encloses a top portion the second inner area. A pushbutton latch secures and releases the second flap. A hook attaches the second component to a dog leash.
1. A pet waste collection system, comprising:
a first component comprising:
a first inner area formed from a solid outer cylindrical wall, and a solid bottom, the first inner area adapted to hold a roll of dog waste bags,
a first flap for enclosing a top portion of the first inner area, an aperture formed in the flap for retrieving a dog waste bag,
a pushbutton latch for securing and releasing the first flap, and
a hook for attaching the first component to a dog leash;
a second component comprising:
a second inner area formed from an outer cylindrical wall including a plurality of perforations, and a solid bottom, the second inner area adapted to hold a filled dog waste bag,
a second flap for enclosing a top portion the second inner area,
a pushbutton latch for securing and releasing the second flap, and
a hook for attaching the second component to a dog leash; and
means for detachably coupling the first component to the second component.
2. The pet waste collection system of claim 1 , wherein the means for detachably coupling the first component and the second component comprises a magnet coupled to the solid bottom of the second component and wherein the solid bottom of the first component is formed from a metal or has a metallic coating.
3. The pet waste collection system of claim 1 , wherein the means for detachably coupling the first component and the second component comprises a magnet coupled to the solid bottom of the first component and wherein the solid bottom of the second component is formed from a metal or has a metallic coating.
4. The pet waste collection system of claim 1 , wherein the means for detachably coupling the first component and the second component comprises threads on an inner mating portion of one of the first component and the second component and matching threads on an outer mating portion of the other of the first component and the second component.
5. The pet waste collection system of claim 1 , further comprising a flashlight coupled to an outer surface of the second flap.