Self-cleaning pet litter apparatus and related method

A self-cleaning litter apparatus ( 30 ) comprises a base ( 31 ); a turntable ( 32 ), rotatably mounted within the base; a pan ( 33 ), for holding a quantity of animal litter, the pan being rotatably driven with the turntable; a rake assembly ( 36 ), providing a rake movable through the animal litter...

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Main Authors DEASY RICHARD, WAN YIU CHUNG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.03.2006
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRAPPING
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Summary:A self-cleaning litter apparatus ( 30 ) comprises a base ( 31 ); a turntable ( 32 ), rotatably mounted within the base; a pan ( 33 ), for holding a quantity of animal litter, the pan being rotatably driven with the turntable; a rake assembly ( 36 ), providing a rake movable through the animal litter; a waste receptacle ( 37 ) for receipt of animal waste deposited in the litter, the receptacle providing a door ( 155 ) selectively moving to open and close the receptacle relative to movement of the rake assembly; a sensing mechanism ( 120 ) comprising a plurality of weight sensors ( 66 ), and an electrically activated track assembly ( 121 ) for determining the presence of an animal in the pan; a drive mechanism ( 170 ) for rotating the turntable, driving the rake assembly and operating movement of the door and, a controller ( 259 ) having a timer, and selectively providing power to the sensing mechanism.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040967613