Patent ID: 11937568
Assignee: ELVI 9, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A cat litter scoop comprising:
a handle portion having an attachment opening therein for receiving a scoop attachment;
a release having:
a button that extends from the handle portion;
a shoulder that attaches to the button, the shoulder having a button protrusion extending downward away from the button; and
a release arm that extends from the shoulder rearward towards a back end of the handle portion; and

a lock having:
a grip area of the lock having a top surface that includes a lock tooth having an incline that slopes away from the attachment opening, and a lock surface opposite the attachment opening;
a release contact area coupled to the grip area; and
a lock arm that extends from the release contact area rearward towards the back end of the handle portion;

wherein:
the handle portion includes a common securement that fixedly holds a distal end portion of the release arm and a distal end portion of the lock arm, such that the release and the lock can pivot within the handle portion about the common securement.