Patent ID: 6837180

Claim:
An animal waste receptacle, having a quantity of sand therein, said animal waste receptacle for receiving and mixing waste material and said sand, comprising: a) a receptacle having a bottom and upwardly extending sides and ends, said sides and said ends forming a perimeter around the outside of said bottom, said receptacle capable of retaining sand or waste material at any location inside of said perimeter; b) a vibrating motor producing vibrations and communicating with said receptacle, said vibrations of said motor causing said sand and said waste material to be directed in a predetermined path around the center of said bottom; c) a trap located substantially across said predetermined path, said trap capable of retaining waste material therein, said trap having at least one first opening for permitting said sand and said waste material to enter said trap and said trap having at least one second opening for permitting said sand to exit said trap.