Patent ID: 7096824
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A rake for a cat litter box for collecting clumped litter waste material from within the cat litter box, the rake comprising: a support member; a plurality of tines, each of said tines having a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said support member; each of said plurality of tines including a first section extending vertically from said support member to a generally perpendicular bend and a second section extending generally horizontally from said bend to said second end, said second sections of said plurality of tines disposed for receiving clumped litter waste material in a waste material receiving area; and at least one of said second sections of said plurality of tines, including an upwardly curved portion, disposed between said bend and said second end and curved toward said support member for defining multiple regions of said second sections of said plurality of tines within said waste material receiving area, such that the clumped litter waste material is contained in said multiple regions when the clumped litter waste material is collected from the cat litter box.