Pet Harness Carrying Case for Hygienic Waste Containment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for collecting and disposing of pet waste require pet owners to carry supplies, which can be cumbersome and unseemly, as they must handle soiled bags during walks.
Innovation Solution
A carrying case designed to attach to a pet's harness, featuring pockets for storing soiled and clean bags, a scooper, and cleaning supplies, allowing the pet to carry the waste and supplies instead of the owner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the pet owner carries plastic bags and scoopers to collect pet waste, then the waste collection process is enabled, but the owner must handle soiled bags which is cumbersome and unseemly
Solution Approach 1:
The pet wears a carrying case on its back that automatically collects and contains its own waste. The waste is deposited into a container within the carrying case, eliminating the need for the owner to manually collect waste or handle soiled bags. The system serves itself by using the pet's own body weight and movement to deposit waste into the container.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying case acts as an intermediary between the pet and the waste collection process. It provides a hygienic barrier that intercepts waste before it contacts the owner, transferring the burden from the owner to the pet through the wearing of the case.
2Productivity
If the owner carries supplies and handles soiled bags during walks, then waste disposal is achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system eliminates the need for the owner to carry separate supplies for waste collection. The carrying case integrates the collection container, waste receptacle, and disposal mechanism into a single self-contained unit that the pet wears, simplifying the overall system while improving efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying case merges multiple functions into one device: it serves as the pet's carrier, the waste collection container, the hygiene barrier, and the disposal system. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate plastic bags, scoopers, and gloves that the owner would otherwise need to carry.
3Ease of operation
If the owner carries a bag containing dog waste during the walk, then waste collection is completed, but the owner must carry the soiled bag which is unseemly
Solution Approach 1:
The pet carries its own waste in the container attached to the carrying case, eliminating the need for the owner to carry soiled bags. The system transfers the social and hygiene burden from the owner to the pet, allowing the owner to walk without carrying or handling waste during the outing.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for collecting and containing pet waste, including a carrying case having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is substantially opposed to the second surface. The carrying case having a first pocket and a second pocket, each of the first and second pockets having an opening and each of the openings are disposed on the first surface, where the first and second pocket extend between the first surface and the second surface such that at least a portion of the first pocket overlaps a portion of the second pocket, and a through hole that extends through the first and second surfaces and is configured to receive a pet harness. The system also includes a scooper retained in one of the first and second pockets of the carrying case and one bag retained in one of the first and second pockets.