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US 2026/0000047 A1Published application
Litter scoop
OwnerCurtis Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A litter scoop having either a wire configuration or a mesh configuration that enables materials collected by the litter scoop and to conveniently separate clumped cat litter from unclumped cat litter or cat litter that is clumped at a small size.
Claims20
A litter scoop comprising:
- a primary outer scoop containing a plurality of openings configured to allow litter to pass through the plurality of openings when the litter scoop is used to collect litter;
- a secondary inner scoop containing a plurality of openings configured to allow litter to pass through the plurality of openings when the litter scoop is used to collect litter wherein the secondary scoop is permanently or detachably connected to the primary scoop;
- a handle attached to the primary scoop configured to allow the user to grip the scoop when scooping litter;
- wherein the resulting plurality of openings present in the scoop when the secondary inner scoop is attached to the primary outer scoop are smaller than those present in either the primary outer scoop or secondary inner scoop individually.
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A litter scoop comprising:
- a primary outer scoop containing a plurality of openings configured to allow litter to pass through the plurality of openings when the litter scoop is used to collect litter;
- a secondary inner scoop containing a plurality of openings configured to allow litter to pass through the plurality of openings when the litter scoop is used to collect litter wherein the secondary scoop is permanently or detachably connected to the primary scoop;
- a handle attached to the primary scoop configured to allow the user to grip the scoop when scooping litter;
- a spring-loaded trigger attached to the handle wherein the spring-loaded trigger can be actuated by the user to control the size of the size of the resulting openings in the scoop formed by the primary and secondary scoops by protracting and retracting the secondary scoop relative to the primary scoop.
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A litter scoop comprising:
- a primary outer scoop containing a plurality of openings configured to allow litter to pass through the plurality of openings when the litter scoop is used to collect litter;
- a secondary inner scoop containing a plurality of openings configured to allow litter to pass through the plurality of openings when the litter scoop is used to collect litter wherein the secondary scoop is permanently or detachably connected to the primary scoop;
- a handle attached to the primary scoop configured to allow the user to grip the scoop when scooping litter;
- an actuatable sliding trigger in the handle of the scoop wherein the operator of the scoop can adjust the size of the plurality of openings in the scoop by engaging the trigger to protract or retract the secondary inner scoop relative to the primary outer scoop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.