Patent ID: 6997137
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A litter box cleaning system, comprising: an upright cabinet having front and rear walls, opposing sidewalls and an open upper end; a pan having a bottom, forward and rearward walls and opposing sidewalls, pivotally mounted in the open upper end of the cabinet for movement between a generally horizontal use position and a tilted dump position; said pan front wall having a slot formed therethrough extending horizontally along and adjacent the pan bottom; said pan operably mounted in the cabinet with the front wall slot in abutting engagement with a portion of the cabinet front wall when in the use position, such that the pan front wall slot is blocked by the portion of the cabinet front wall; said pan having a generally horizontal pivot axis located proximal and parallel to the pan and cabinet front wall, and located proximal to and extending through an upper edge of the pan sidewalls, such that movement of the pan to the dump position raises the rearward end of the pan and pulls the pan front wall slot rearwardly away from the cabinet front wall to expose the pan front wall slot; and a waste storage receptacle located vertically below the pan front wall, to receive litter from the pan when moved to the dump position.