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A device for scooping up animal waste and sealing it in an ordinary plastic film bag has a long handle for one handed operation at a distance from the waste. At one end of the handle is a pair of openable and closable jaws. The closed end of the bag is secured to a releasable clip between the jaws.

A device for scooping up animal waste and sealing it in an ordinary plastic film bag has a long handle for one handed operation at a distance from the waste. At one end of the handle is a pair of openable and closable jaws. The closed end of the bag is secured to a releasable clip between the jaws. The open end of the bag is everted over the free edges of the jaws. The open jaws with the open bag stretched between is then placed over the waste and the jaws closed, thus scooping the waste into the bag. The edges of the bag are then removed from the jaws and sealed with a tie. A locking mechanism keeps the jaws closed until ready to dispose of the sealed bag. The opening and closing and locking of the jaws may be performed with one hand by an operator mechanism located away from the jaws.

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An animal waste packaging and pick up device comprising: an elongate handle having a long axis, an outer surface, a first end and a second end; a jaw assembly attached to the first end; a bag clip attached to the jaw assembly, the bag clip adapted for removably engaging a closed end of a thin film p

An animal waste packaging and pick up device comprising: an elongate handle having a long axis, an outer surface, a first end and a second end; a jaw assembly attached to the first end; a bag clip attached to the jaw assembly, the bag clip adapted for removably engaging a closed end of a thin film plastic bag; a first jaw and a second jaw, each jaw having a proximal end pivotally attached to the jaw assembly and a distal end terminating in a wide edge extending transverse to the long axis, the distal ends adapted to removably retain thereon the everted open end of said plastic bag, while the closed end is engaged by the bag clip; a jaw operator slidably mounted on the handle for motion along the long axis, the jaw operator operatively connected to the jaws for moving the jaws between a first, open position in which the distal ends are spaced apart such that said bag may be positioned wide open over the animal waste, and a second, closed position by a downward motion of the operator relative to the handle in which the distal ends are drawn together, thereby closing the bag and enclosing the waste therein, whereupon the everted, unsoiled outer edges of said bag may be removed from the jaws and sealed before the jaws are opened and the bag clip disengaged; and locking means for preventing slidable movement between the handle and the operator, the locking means operatively connected between the handle and the operator.