Patent ID: 8181601
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A pet litter device which includes a) a tray to contain pet litter, b) a pivoting lifting handle connected to the tray to assist in emptying used pet litter said pivoting handle spanning the width of the tray and is foldable into a retracted position along the perimeter of one end of the tray, c) a fixed handle is provided at the end of the tray remote from said pivoting lifting handle, d) a ramp adapted to be attached to the tray to allow ingress and egress to the tray, e) a skirt adapted to be attached to the perimeter of the tray and having an opening corresponding to the position of the ramp, wherein the ramp and the skirt, when attached to the tray, cover the perimeter of the tray, the pivoting handle in the retracted position, and the fixed handle to prevent urine or feces contamination of the perimeter of the tray and the handles.