Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for a pet waste collection device. In one embodiment the device includes an elongated handle extending from a grip at an upper end of the handle to a bracket at a lower end thereof. A housing is pivotally connected at a first end thereof to a main pivot on the bracket and extends away from the handle to a second end. The device may further include a leg extending from the housing proximate the housing second end to a foot at a lower end of the leg, and a waste receptacle connected to the bracket opposite the housing. A scoop has a pivot end and a scooping end, with the pivot end connected to a spool rotatably mounted inside the housing proximate the housing second end, wherein the scoop is rotatable from a scooping position in which the scoop extends downward, to a dumping position in which the scooping end is juxtaposed with the waste receptacle.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a hand held device for collecting waste material deposits. In one exemplary embodiment the device comprises a frame with a grip portion, and a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit. The exemplary device may further comprise a pivoting scoop adapted to swing between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the frame, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is generally juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a hand held device for collecting waste material deposits. In one exemplary embodiment the device comprises a frame with a grip portion, and a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit. The exemplary device may further comprise a pivoting scoop adapted to swing between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the frame, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is generally juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a hand held device for collecting waste material deposits. In one exemplary embodiment the device comprises a frame with a grip portion, and a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit. The exemplary device may further comprise a pivoting scoop adapted to swing between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the frame, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is generally juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a hand held device for collecting waste material deposits. In one exemplary embodiment the device comprises a frame with a grip portion, and a waste receptacle with an open end for receiving a waste material deposit. The exemplary device may further comprise a pivoting scoop adapted to swing between a loading position in which the scoop extends generally away from the grip end of the frame, and a dispensing position in which the scoop is generally juxtaposed with the open end of the waste receptacle.