Automated self-cleaning litter box

An automated self-cleaning litter box comprising:

• a base receptacle;
• an upright receptacle;
• a control system;
• a white-water dispensing system and a grey-water dispensing system;
• a grinding system;
• a motorized hinge mechanism;
• an inclined distribution conveyor;
• the base receptacle comprising an excrement-depositing surface and a base inner cavity;
• the upright receptacle comprising an excrement-receiving surface and an upright inner cavity;
• the base inner cavity traversing through the excrement-depositing surface and into the base receptacle;
• the upright inner cavity traversing through the excrement-receiving surface and into the upright receptacle;
• the motorized hinge mechanism being positioned adjacent to the base inner cavity;
• the motorized hinge mechanism being positioned adjacent to the upright inner cavity;
• the motorized hinge mechanism being operatively coupled in between the base receptacle and the upright receptacle, wherein the motorized hinge mechanism is used to move the base receptacle and the upright receptacle between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• the white-water dispensing system, the grey-water dispensing system, the grinding system, and the inclined distribution conveyor being mounted within the upright inner cavity;
• the white-water dispensing system and the grey-water dispensing system being in fluid communication with the base receptacle;
• the base receptacle being in fluid communication with the inclined distribution conveyor;
• the inclined distribution conveyor being in fluid communication with the grey-water dispensing mechanism and the grinding system;
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• the control system being operatively coupled to the motorized hinge mechanism, the white-water dispensing system, the grey-water dispensing system, and the grinding system, wherein the control system is used to actuate and retard the motorized hinge mechanism, the white-water dispensing system, the grey-water dispensing system, and the grinding system.