Patent ID: 8104725

Claim:
A lifting device for raising and lowering a litter box, said lifting device comprising: (a) a first platform for placing on a ground surface and a second platform for supporting the litter box, wherein the second platform is positioned above the first platform; (b) a first support component having a first end attached to the first platform and a second end attached to the second platform; (c) a second support component having a first end attached to the first platform and a second end attached to the second platform; (d) a third support component having a first end attached to the first platform and a second end attached to the second platform; (e) a fourth support component having a first end attached to the first platform and a second end attached to the second platform; wherein the second platform can move between an up position wherein the second platform is raised above the first platform a certain distance and a down position wherein the second platform is parallel to the first platform, wherein the second platform is biased in the up position caused by the support components and the second platform can be secured in the down position via a locking means; wherein the support component comprises an inner shaft telescopically received in an outer shaft; wherein a spring component is disposed in an inner cavity of the outer shaft, wherein the spring functions to push the inner shaft out of the outer shaft.