Abstract: A self cleaning pet litter box for receiving animal waste including an upwardly open pan containing cat litter being mounted for rotation on a support frame, a collection container for receiving animal waste removed from the pan, a raking mechanism for gathering and removing animal waste from the rotating cat litter pan into the collection container. A supply chamber replenishes litter to the pan. The litter box includes an electronic control system including an electro-optical intrusion detector.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 1996
Date of Patent:
August 3, 1999
Assignee:
Knox Security Engineering Corp.
Inventors:
Ofer Nissim, Eric Schade, Martin Hoffmann