Abstract: A device for removing animal excrement from a surface. The device has a cylindrical member, and a hollow outer member. The cylindrical member acts as a handle, one end of which terminates in a collar to which is attached a plurality of outwardly-biased gripping members. The hollow outer member is adapted to move over a tubular portion of the handle from a first position in which the gripping members are enclosed within the outer member to a second position in which the gripping members are exposed to enable them to deploy for use. A compression spring incorporated in the tubular portion of the handle is adapted to bear on the outer member to urge the outer member from the position at which the gripping members are exposed to that at which they are enclosed within the outer member.

Abstract: A device for removing animal excrement from a surface, comprising a cylindrical member adapted to act as a handle, one end of which is tubular and terminates in a collar to which is attached a plurality of outwardly-biased gripping members, a hollow outer member having an outwardly-tapering shape, and adapted to move over the tubular portion of the handle from a first position in which the gripping members are enclosed within the outer member to a second position in which the gripping members are exposed so as to enable them to deploy for use and vice versa, a compression spring incorporated in the tubular portion of the handle and adapted to bear on the outer member so as to urge the outer member from the position at which the gripping members are exposed to that at which they are enclosed within the outer member, means for loading the compression spring as the outer member is moved initially from the position at which the gripping members are enclosed within the outer member to that at which they are expose