Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Sanitary handler for pet droppings – Pole mounted
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-07
2011-11-29
Kramer, Dean (Department: 3652)
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Sanitary handler for pet droppings
Pole mounted
C294S176000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08066311
ABSTRACT:
A device for retrieving animal feces including a handle portion and a scoop and/or rake portion having a surface. The scoop and/or rake portion contacts the feces for removal, and a portion of the surface of the scoop and/or rake portion includes a coating, wherein the coating exhibits a coefficient of friction (μ) of less than or equal to 1.0 and a contact angle of 90° or greater.
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Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger PLLC
Kramer Dean
T.F.H. Publications, Inc.
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