Patent ID: 7107933
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A litter-free pet waste collection system, comprising: a base having an outer perimeter wall and an open cavity within said perimeter wall; a diverting tray resting on said outer perimeter wall of the base and positioned over said open cavity, said diverting tray comprising an outer perimeter comprising vertically extending side walls and a bottom surface, said vertically extending side walls extending along an exterior of said outer perimeter wall of said base, extending a distance above said bottom surface of the diverting tray, and extending a distance below a top edge of said outer perimeter wall of said base; said bottom surface being sloped inwardly and downwardly from said outer perimeter of said diverting tray, and comprising at least one aperture positioned at the lowest point of said bottom surface; a support frame positioned above and within the perimeter of said diverting tray, said support frame having a central opening grill sized to fit within the perimeter of said diverting tray and having a perforate surface through which liquid waste is free to pass, said perforate surface positioned at a vertical height above said diverting tray; a removable grill resting within a perimeter of said support frame over the central opening of said support frame at a vertical height above said diverting tray, wherein said grill has a perforate surface through which liquid waste is free to pass; a liquid permeable, non-absorbent material positioned over said removable grill; a wall frame configured to rest within said diverting tray perimeter and comprising upwardly vertically extending side walls, wherein an access portal is located in at least one of said wall frame side walls and wherein said wall frame is 1.5 to 2.0 times the height of said base; a removable shelf housed within said open cavity; and an independently removable liquid waste receptacle having an opening aligned under said at least one diverting tray aperture and supported by said removable shelf.