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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Anthony O'Rourke, Malibu, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A cat litter scoop with a battery powered vibrator carried in the scoop handle which is actuated by a thumb operated switch. Upon actuation, the vibrator imparts a high speed oscillatory movement to the scoop about the longitudinal axis of the handle to accelerate the manual steps of insertion, pushing, lifting and sifting associated with the scooping motion employed with a standard cat litter scoop. The scoop portion of the cat litter scoop is provided with a pair of spaced transversely extending rows of elongated longitudinal slots so as to define a solid web portion extending between the rows of slots and transversing the scoop to enhance the structural integrity of the scoop portion of the litter scoop.