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A sanitary, portable, light weight, and hand held and actuated refuse and waste collection device, and more particularly a telescopically adjustable, refuse and animal dung collection valet configured for convenient and sanitary collection of refuse and animal waste without the need for direct user

A sanitary, portable, light weight, and hand held and actuated refuse and waste collection device, and more particularly a telescopically adjustable, refuse and animal dung collection valet configured for convenient and sanitary collection of refuse and animal waste without the need for direct user contact with the refuse or animal dung and compatible for use with readily available disposal bags. The sanitary refuse and animal dung collection valet includes a collector assembly having two tubes pivotally connected in a lever or scissors arrangement. The user grips and actuates the handles of the valet on the upper end of the tubes to scoop the waste from the ground and into a refuse collection receptacle such as a disposable bag. The bag is supported at a lower end of the valet on a support frame connected to one of the tubes and which is opposingly positioned to cooperate with a pusher paddle connected to the lower end of the other tube. When the handles are moved together, the paddle scrapes the waste along in the direction of the open bag. The open end of the bag is folded over the paddle and the frame so that the waste never contacts any surface of the valet and only side of the bag. Once the waste has been scooped into the bag, the bag is removed from the valet paddle and frame for disposal.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A sanitary animal dung collection valet, comprising:a collector assembly including an elongated frame support tube with a frame end opposite a first grip and pivotally attached with a pivot member in a lever relationship to an elongated pusher tube having a paddle end opp

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A sanitary animal dung collection valet, comprising:a collector assembly including an elongated frame support tube with a frame end opposite a first grip and pivotally attached with a pivot member in a lever relationship to an elongated pusher tube having a paddle end opposite a second grip;a bag support frame formed with an interior opening and connected to the frame end of said support tube and a generally planar pusher paddle connected to the paddle end of said pusher tube, said pusher paddle opposingly positioned to cooperate with said bag support frame to push the dung towards said bag support frame as said first and second grips are moved towards each other;a first retainer formed in the frame end of said support tube and a second retainer formed in the paddle end of said pusher tube;a disposable bag formed with a closed end and an opposite open end having a first and a second handle portion extending outward from a peripheral margin of said open end;wherein said closed end is adapted to pass through the interior opening of said bag support frame; andwherein said first handle portion is configured to fold over and cover said bag support frame and is retained by said first retainer and said second handle portion is adapted to fold over and cover said paddle and is retained by said second retainer such that the open end of said bag is positioned between said paddle and said frame.