Patent ID: 6494165
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An animal litter box which comprisesa main base member, said main base member having a plurality of side walls, a bottom surface, and a generally horizontally oriented cavity defined by said side walls and said bottom surface for retaining a volume of animal litter therewithin, a canopy member, said canopy member being functionally adapted to overlay a portion of said main base member and a portion of said base member cavity, a vertically oriented screen member, said screen member dividing said main base member cavity into two adjacent cavity areas, said screen member having apertures defined within it that are large enough to permit passage of clean animal litter therethrough when the litter box is tilted and that are small enough to prevent passage of animal excrement and clumped, soiled animal litter therethrough when the litter box is tilted, and a screen holding bar extending generally horizontally across the base member cavity immediately adjacent said screen member whereby animal excrement and clumped, soiled animal litter is contained atop said screen member when the litter box is tilted for removal therefrom.