Patent ID: 6095088
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A pet litter box assembly comprising:a base having a bottom wall from which extend first, second, third and fourth upstanding lower side walls, each of said lower side walls including inner and outer wall portions spaced by a void area, the inner and outer wall portions of each of said lower side walls being interconnected by a ledge portion;a cover including a top wall from which extend first, second, third and fourth upstanding upper side walls, each of said upper side walls including inner and outer wall portions spaced by a void area, the inner and outer wall portions of each of said upper side walls being interconnected by a rim portion, said cover being adapted to be positioned upon said base with said rim portion being seated upon said ledge portion; anda waste collecting member including first and second lateral sides and a body portion extending between said lateral sides, said body portion including a plurality of filtering orifices arranged at spaced locations between said lateral sides, said waste collecting member being adapted to be mounted within said cover with said first and second lateral sides being positioned adjacent the inner wall portions of said second and fourth upper side walls and said body portion extending from adjacent the inner wall portion of said third upper side wall towards, but being spaced from, said first upper side wall such that, when waste and used litter deposited in the base needs to be separated from non-used litter placed in the base, said cover can be seated upon said base and the pet litter box assembly can be rotated to cause the waste and used litter to be collected in the waste collecting member for disposal while the non-used litter passes through said filtering orifices and back into said base for future use.