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

Claim 0:
1. 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 and configured to retain a clean and unused litter, wherein the litter dispenser includes:
i) a chute configured to transfer the clean and unused litter from the litter dispenser 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.