Litter scoop for non-clumping pelleted litters

A pet litter scoop for separating unused litter pellets from used litter, the litter scoop comprising:

• a two-piece scoop portion having opposing front and back ends, the scoop portion comprising a sieved top scoop portion and a solid bottom scoop portion, the top and bottom scoop portions being pivotably connected to each other at the back end of the scoop portion;
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• a handle disposed at the back end of the scoop portion;
• wherein the bottom scoop portion comprises a floor, the floor having a leading edge proximal to the front end of the scoop portion, a pair of opposing side edges, and a back edge proximal to the back end of the scoop portion, the bottom scoop portion further comprising a wall extending upward from the side edges and back edge of the floor;
• wherein the top scoop portion comprises a central section having openings sized such that the unused litter pellets cannot pass through the openings and the used litter passes through the openings, a leading edge proximal to the front end of the scoop portion, a pair of opposing side edges, and a back edge proximal to the back end of the scoop portion;
• wherein the wall of the bottom scoop portion is engageable with the side and back edges of the top scoop portion, and is shaped such that the leading edge of the top scoop portion is engaged with the leading edge of the bottom scoop portion when the wall is engaged with the side and back edges of the top scoop portion;
• wherein the top and bottom scoop portions are pivotally movable relative to each other from a first position where the leading edge of the top scoop portion is engaged with the leading edge of the bottom scoop portion and the wall is engaged with the side and back edges of the top scoop portion, to a second position where the leading edge and side edges of the top scoop portion are spaced from the leading edge and the wall of the bottom scoop portion;
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• wherein the wall is further shaped such that the floor of the bottom scoop portion and the central section of the top scoop portion are spaced from each other when the top and bottom scoop portions are in the first position.