Patent ID: 9578850
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A01K,B07B,B65D,E01H

Claim:
1. A method for collecting and disposing of clumped litter in a litter box comprising: (a) providing a scooping device, said scooping device including: (b) positioning said scooping device in the litter box such that clumped litter is positioned between said first and second claws while said first and second claws are in said open position; (c) moving said movable handle from said first position to said second position to cause said first and second claws to move to said closed position and to cause the clumped litter to be entrapped in a cavity formed by said first and second claws in said closed position; (d) shaking said scooping device after said first and second claws are moved to said closed position and prior to moving said scooping device from said litter box, said step of shaking causing unclumped litter entrapped in said cavity formed by said first and second claws in said closed position to pass through said at least one of said plurality of slots in at least one of said first and second claws and into said litter box; (e) moving said scooping device from said litter box to a disposal receptacle while maintaining said first and second claws in the closed position; and, (f) moving said movable handle from said second position to said first position to cause said first and second claws to move to said open position to thereby cause said entrapped clumped litter to exit said claw portion and be positioned in said disposal receptacle.