Patent ID: 6401660
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A cat litter box for quickly and efficiently removing animal waste and discharging the waste into a disposable bag, the litter box providing for recycling unused cat litter, the litter box comprising:a first litter holding pan, said first litter holding pan having an open top, sides and a bottom; a second litter holding pan, said second litter holding pan having an open top, sides and a bottom, said second litter holding pan identical in size and shape with said first litter holding pan; a litter strainer pan contoured for receipt inside said first or second litter holding pan and pivotally attached thereto, said litter strainer pan having a strainer bottom received on top of the bottom of said first or second litter holding pan, the stainer bottom having a plurality of openings along a length thereof for straining the unused litter therethrough and leaving the animal waste on top of the strainer bottom; and a strainer pan top having an open top and sides attached to the top of sides of said litter strainer pan, said strainer pan top having a funnel disposed in one side thereof for receiving the waste from the strainer bottom and adapted for discharging the waste into the disposable bag; whereby, when said litter strainer pan is received inside said first litter holding pan and the cat litter is poured thereon and then later said litter strainer pan is pivoted upwardly for discharging the animal waste into said funnel, the litter strainer pan is then placed inside said second litter holding pan, the unused cat litter from said first litter holding pan is then poured on top of said litter strainer pan.