Device for opening and tying a dog poop bag
View Patent ↗A one-handed method for opening and tying a dog poop bag that embodies a device that can be held between two fingers. The device has a planar base plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. Three prongs extend from the first surface, wherein the three prongs define a triangular arrangement along the first surface. A notch radially extending from a periphery of the base plate wherein a void defined by the notch occupies at least eighty percent of an area defined by triangular arrangement. A handle post extends from the second surface, wherein the handle post can be held between two fingers of a user.
1 . A device to facilitate one-hand opening and tying of a bag, the device comprising:
a planar base plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
three prongs extend from the first surface, wherein the three prongs define a triangular arrangement along the first surface;
a notch radially extending from a first edge of a periphery of the base plate, wherein the notch occupies at least eighty percent of an area defined by triangular arrangement; and
a handle post extending from the second surface, wherein the handle post connects to a handle portion, the handle portion having a circumference greater than a circumference of the handle post.
2 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate post interconnecting the handle post and the handle portion, wherein the intermediate post is conical, tapering outward as it extends to the handle portion.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the triangular arrangement defines an isosceles triangle.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the triangular arrangement defines an equilateral triangle.
5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein a boundary of the notch is adjacent to each of the three prongs.
6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the handle post is adjacent a second edge of the periphery of the base plate so that the handle post is diametrically disposed relative to the notch.
7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the device is dimensioned and adapted so that the handle post slides between the middle and pointer fingers of a human hand so that the notch is not obscured by the index finger while the second edge does not project beyond the middle finger in a direction toward the ring finger.