A dispenser for pet waste disposal bags including a housing formed with an storage compartment and a lid moveable between open and closed positions; an opening formed in the lid providing access to the storage compartment; a plurality of disposable bags stored in the housing and accessible through t
A dispenser for pet waste disposal bags including a housing formed with an storage compartment and a lid moveable between open and closed positions; an opening formed in the lid providing access to the storage compartment; a plurality of disposable bags stored in the housing and accessible through the opening in the lid when the lid is in the closed position; and a cord attached to the housing. The cord may be engaged with a pet leash or pet collar and be cinched in order to tightly retain a bottom wall of the housing in close contact with an exterior surface of the pet leash or collar.
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1. A dispenser for retaining pet waste disposal bags on an animals leash or collar, said dispenser comprising: a housing formed with an interior compartment, a lid moveable between open and closed positions; and a bottom wall opposite the lid; wherein the bottom wall has a flat exterior surface that
1. A dispenser for retaining pet waste disposal bags on an animals leash or collar, said dispenser comprising: a housing formed with an interior compartment, a lid moveable between open and closed positions; and a bottom wall opposite the lid; wherein the bottom wall has a flat exterior surface that is adapted to remain in close abutting contact with an exterior surface of the leash or collar;an opening formed in the lid providing access to the interior compartment; a cord engaged with the housing and adapted to assist in retaining the bottom wall against the exterior surface of the leash or collar; wherein the cord is formed of an elastic material; a cord stop provided to lock the cord in a fixed position relative to the housing; andwherein a pair of holes is defined in the housing and wherein the cord is looped through said pair of holes providing a pair of cord sections extending from the housing. 2. The dispenser defined in claim 1, in which a cord stop is engaged with the pair of cord sections. 3. The dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the pair of holes are defined in the bottom wall of the housing. 4. The dispenser defined in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of disposable bags; wherein the bags are arranged in a stack and are suitable for individual removal from the housing through the lid opening. 5. The dispenser defined in claim 4, wherein individual bags are removable through the opening in the housing using a single hand. 6. The dispenser defined in claim 1 wherein the housing is formed of plastic and the lid is pivotally mounted on the housing by a living hinge. 7. The dispenser as defined in claim 1, further comprising a decorative image applied to some or all of an exterior surface of the dispenser housing. 8. In combination, a leash for attachment to a pet's collar; anda dispenser for pet waste disposal bags; wherein the dispenser includes a bottom wall positionable in abutting contact with the leash or collar; an interior compartment for receiving a stack of the disposal bags; an opening to the interior compartment through which an individual bag from the stack of bags is withdrawn; a cord engaged with the housing and being selectively cinchable about the leash or collar and tightly retaining the bottom wall of the dispenser against the leash or collar; and a cord stop that secures the cord in position relative to the housing. 9. The combination as defined in claim 8, wherein the bottom wall defines a pair of spaced apart holes through which the cord is threaded. 10. The combination as defined in claim 9, wherein the bottom wall defines a plurality of pairs of spaced apart holes, and wherein a first pair of the plurality of pairs of holes is used for receiving the cord so that the dispenser will be generally perpendicularly oriented relative to the leash; and wherein a second pair of the plurality of pairs of holes is used for receiving the cord so that the dispenser will be oriented generally parallel relative to the leash. 11. The combination as defined in claim 9, wherein the bottom wall defines a plurality of pairs of spaced apart holes, and wherein the cord is threaded through a first pair of holes or a second pair of holes; and wherein the holes in the first pair of holes are spaced a first width apart and the holes of the second pair of holes are spaced a second width apart; and the first and second widths are different. 12. The combination as defined in claim 8, wherein the dispenser further comprises a moveably mounted lid; and wherein the opening is defined in the lid. 13. The combination defined in claim 8, wherein the cord is formed of an expandable elastic material. 14. The combination as defined in claim 8, wherein the cord stop includes a spring-biased button that is movable in a first direction to allow a length of the cord extending between the housing and the cord stop to be changed; and wherein the button movable in a second direction to lock the cord in a selected position relative to the housing. 15. A method of dispensing pet waste disposal bags comprising providing a dispenser comprising: a housing formed with an interior compartment;a lid on the housing moveable between open and closed positions;an opening formed in the lid providing access to the interior compartment;a bottom wall provided on the housing opposite the lid, a cord engaged with the housing; anda cord stop;providing a stack of disposal bags;moving the lid to the open position;inserting the stack of disposal bags into the interior compartment;moving the lid to the closed position;engaging the cord around a section of a pet leash or a pet collar;moving the housing until the bottom wall rests against a section of the pet leash or the pet collar; andmoving the cord lock to a position where the bottom wall of the housing is retained against the section of the pet leash or pet collar. 16. The method as defined in claim 15, further comprising the step of stretching the cord to pull the bottom wall of the housing into abutting contact with the section of the pet leash or pet collar prior to moving the cord lock. 17. The method as defined in claim 16, further comprising removing a single disposal bag from the dispenser using a single hand. 18. The method as defined in claim 17, further comprising removing the single disposal bag without breaking a line of perforations between the single bag and a next bag in the dispenser. 19. The method as defined in claim 15, further comprising the step of threading a first end or a second end of the cord through a pair of holes defined in the housing prior to inserting the stack of disposal bags into the interior of the housing. 20. The method as defined in claim 19, further comprising selecting the pair of holes in the housing from a plurality of pairs of holes defined in the housing; and wherein the selection is based on a desired end orientation of the dispenser relative to the pet leash, pet collar or other article to which the dispenser is to be engaged; or the selection is based on a width of the pet leash, pet collar or other article to which the dispenser is to be engaged. 21. The method as defined in claim 20, further comprising the step of selecting a generally perpendicular orientation or a generally parallel orientation for the housing relative to the pet leash or the pet collar prior to selecting the pair of holes from the plurality of pairs of holes. 22. The method as defined in claim 15, further comprising: providing the disposal bags in a box;inserting the box into the interior of the housing;withdrawing all of the disposal bags when required;opening the lid when all of the disposal bags in the box have been removed;withdrawing the box from the interior of the housing;throwing the box away;inserting a new box with new disposal bags therein into the interior of the housing; andmoving the lid to the closed position. 23. A method of dispensing pet waste disposal bags comprising: providing a dispenser comprising a housing formed with an interior compartment, wherein a bottom wall of the dispenser is configured to abut a portion of a leash, collar or strap, an opening is formed in the housing that provides access to the interior compartment, a stack of disposal bags disposed within the interior compartment; a cord loop extending from the housing, and a cord stop;threading a section of a pet leash or pet collar through the cord loop;moving the housing until the bottom wall is in abutting contact with the pet leash or the pet collar;moving the cord lock to a position where the bottom wall of the dispenser is retained in abutting contact with the pet leash or pet collar;walking or running the pet while the dispenser is engaged with the leash or collar; andmoving the dispenser in unison with the leash or collar while walking or running the pet. 24. The method as defined in claim 23, further comprising: stopping periodically for the animal to eliminate waste;withdrawing a single bag from the dispenser by pulling the single bag out of the opening in the housing and using a single hand. 25. A dispenser for retaining pet waste disposal bags on an animals leash or collar, said dispenser comprising: a housing formed with an interior compartment, a lid moveable between open and closed positions; and a bottom wall opposite the lid; wherein the bottom wall is adapted to remain in close abutting contact with an exterior surface of the leash or collar;an opening formed in the lid providing access to the interior compartment; a cord engaged with the housing and adapted to assist in retaining the bottom wall against the exterior surface of the leash or collar; a cord stop provided to lock the cord in a fixed position relative to the housing; andwherein a pair of holes is defined in the housing and wherein the cord is looped through said pair of holes providing a pair of cord sections extending from the housing.
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