AU2003203719A1 - Self-cleaning litter box - Google Patents

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AU2003203719A1
AU2003203719A1 AU2003203719A AU2003203719A AU2003203719A1 AU 2003203719 A1 AU2003203719 A1 AU 2003203719A1 AU 2003203719 A AU2003203719 A AU 2003203719A AU 2003203719 A AU2003203719 A AU 2003203719A AU 2003203719 A1 AU2003203719 A1 AU 2003203719A1
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Mike Harper
Melaney Northrop
Larry Weinberg
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine ; Removal of manure from stables
    • A01K1/0107—Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets
    • A01K1/0114—Litter boxes with screens for separating excrement from litter

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