Patent ID: 6119629
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A cat litter box which can be secured to the upper rim of a conventional toilet bowl and which permits automatic scraping of flushable cat litter into said toilet bowl for disposal by flushing, said cat litter box comprising an oval-shaped main support frame having a front portion, an upper surface, an oval cavity communicating through said upper surface, and a horizontally positioned slot through said front portion of said main support frame, said slot having a top edge; a tray having an end and a tray handle depending from said end, said tray also having a top surface, a planar configuration which is oval, and being of sufficient dimension to block communication between said cavity and said toilet bowl when positioned fully through said slot, said tray handle being usable for moving said tray into and out of said slot; a plurality of teeth positioned on said top edge of said slot between said slot and said cavity for scraping said flushable cat litter from said top surface of said tray when said tray is moved out of said slot; said cat litter box also having a pair of handles connected to said main support frame and extending upwardly beyond said upper surface of said main support frame, and at least one gripping member associated with each of said handles, said handles for use in removing said main support frame from said toilet bowl and said gripping members for securing said main support frame to said toilet bowl so that during withdrawal of said tray from said slot all of said flushable cat litter is scraped into said toilet bowl for disposal.