Patent ID: 6523495
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A cat waste management system, comprising:a vessel having an opening into a recess defined at least partially by a bottom wall, said bottom wall being sloped toward a syncline portion thereof; a plurality of ridges upstanding from said bottom wall of the vessel, each ridge extending in a direction substantially radially from said syncline portion to a respective position at least proximate the peripheral edge of said bottom wall; a separation device having a porous material disposed substantially laterally across the recess, and spaced-apart from and adjacent the bottom wall such that when a plurality of litter particulates are disposed atop said separation device, said particulates are spaced above said bottom wall, and such that when cat urine impinges upon said particulates, the urine is caused to pass directly through said separation device and separate therefrom, the pass-through urine contacting said bottom wall, and caused to flow directly toward said syncline portion by adjacent ridges and in a manner reducing lateral spread of said urine across said bottom wall.