Patent ID: 11925169
Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. An automated litter device having:
a) a base; and
b) a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the base, wherein the chamber includes:
i) an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber;
ii) a waste opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; and
iii) a rotational axis about which the chamber rotates during a cleaning cycle; and

c) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber wherein the litter dispenser includes:
i) a hopper configured to retain a clean and unused litter;
ii) dispensing device configured to retain the clean and unused litter within the hopper during a resting mode and configured to transfer a portion of the clean and unused litter within the hopper toward the chamber during a refill cycle; and
iii) a chute configured to transfer the clean and unused litter from the dispensing device into the chamber; wherein the chute is located at a rear of the chamber generally opposite of the entry opening and is at least partially aligned with the rotational axis of the chamber.