Patent ID: 7523973
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A thermoformed litter scoop comprising: a. a generally concave scoop portion having a plurality of openings that are large enough to enable litter particles to exit the scoop portion yet are small enough to retain clumps of litter in the scoop portion; b. a handle portion attached to the scoop portion at a scoop-handle connecting region; c. the scoop portion having a bottom wall, two side walls and a rear wall; d. the scoop having at least two handle supporting ribs extending along substantially the entire length of the handle portion and into a central portion of the scoop portion; and e. the scoop having at least two scoop supporting ribs extending outwardly in the scoop-handle connecting region along an upper portion of each side of the rear wall of the scoop portion and wherein the scoop supporting ribs additionally extend from the rear wall along an upper portion of the side walls.