Patent ID: 6312029
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A01K,B07B

Abstract:
A litter scoop, comprising:a rake portion, a receptacle portion, and a handle;the receptacle portion having openings in at least a bottom portion thereof that are large enough to enable litter to exit the receptacle portion yet are small enough to retain clumps of domestic cat waste in the receptacle portion, the bottom portion of the receptacle portion being located generally in a first plane, the receptacle portion further comprising a substantially U-shaped side wall extending along a portion of a perimeter of the bottom portion of the receptacle portion, a middle section of the substantially U-shaped side wall being located generally in a second plane which is transverse to the first plane;the rake portion comprising a plurality of fingers extending from a distal end thereof, the rake portion further comprising a bottom portion located generally in a third plane which is spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first plane;the handle having an elongated shape and being attached to the receptacle portion to permit a user grasp the handle and insert the litter scoop into litter, the handle extending generally in a first direction away from the receptacle portion and the rake portion, the first direction being substantially parallel to each of the first and third planes; andthe rake portion and the receptacle portion being separated by a lip arranged to retain the clumps of domestic cat waste in the receptacle portion during reuse of the litter scoop.