Patent ID: 8887667

Claim:
A litter box comprising: (a) a base having upstanding sidewalls which form an enclosure, and a floor which extends between said sidewalls; (b) a drain opening located in said floor, and said floor sloping downwardly from said sidewalls to said drain opening; (c) a plurality of support elements which project upwardly from said floor at spaced apart locations; (d) said support elements having a top; (e) said support elements being spaced apart from one another such that there is a passageway width between the tops of adjacent support elements; (f) said support elements comprise a plurality of elongate fingers which extend upwardly from said floor, said fingers having tops which are separated from one another by a predetermined distance; (g) litter, having a plurality of discrete particles having specific dimensions, said litter being placed in said base, directly on top of said support elements; wherein (h) said specific dimensions of substantially all of said particles are greater than said passageway width so that substantially all of said particles are supported by said support elements above said floor.