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A cat litter scoop has one or more adjustable screens that adjust the effective opening in a scoop portion of the cat litter scoop. In some embodiments, the cat litter scoop may include two screens, one lying atop the other, wherein at least one of the two screens is adjustable relative to the other

A cat litter scoop has one or more adjustable screens that adjust the effective opening in a scoop portion of the cat litter scoop. In some embodiments, the cat litter scoop may include two screens, one lying atop the other, wherein at least one of the two screens is adjustable relative to the other. In some embodiments, both screens of the cat litter scoop may be adjustable. In this embodiment, one screen may be adjustable backward and forward and the other screen may be adjustable from side to side, allowing the holes of the screen to become smaller in order to capture the clumps of urine such that they would be removed from the litter material.

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1. A scoop comprising: a scoop body;a first screen unit covering an opening in the scoop body, the first screen unit having a first mesh size; anda second screen unit disposed over the first screen unit, the second screen unit having a second mesh size, whereinthe first screen unit is adjustable rel

1. A scoop comprising: a scoop body;a first screen unit covering an opening in the scoop body, the first screen unit having a first mesh size; anda second screen unit disposed over the first screen unit, the second screen unit having a second mesh size, whereinthe first screen unit is adjustable relative to the second screen unit;a combined mesh size is formed from the first screen unit and the second screen unit, wherein adjusting the first screen unit varies the combined mesh size, the combined mesh size selected to retain particles greater than a selected size;a top cover disposed on the body, the top cover securing the first and second screen units to the scoop body; anda first set of cog wheels extending through the top cover, wherein rotation of the first set of cog wheels affects movement of the first screen unit. 2. The scoop of claim 1, wherein the second screen unit is adjustable relative to the first screen unit. 3. The scoop of claim 2, wherein the first screen unit is adjustable from side to side of the scoop. 4. The scoop of claim 3, wherein the second screen unit is adjustable from front to back of the scoop. 5. The scoop of claim 1, further comprising a second set of cog wheels extending through the top cover, wherein rotation of the second set of cog wheels affects movement of the second screen unit. 6. The scoop of claim 5, further comprising teeth on opposite sides of the first screen unit and the second screen unit, wherein the first set of cog wheels engage the teeth on the first screen unit and the second set of cog wheels engage the teeth on the second screen unit. 7. A cat litter scoop comprising: a scoop body;a first screen unit covering an opening in the scoop body, the first screen unit movable in a first direction;a second screen unit disposed directly on top of the first screen unit, the second screen unit movable in a second direction, the second direction orthogonal to the first direction;a top cover adapted to retain the first screen unit and the second screen unit to the scoop body; andone or more adjustment mechanisms disposed on the top cover, wherein adjustment of the adjustment mechanisms causes movement of at least one of the first screen unit and the second screen unit. 8. A scoop comprising: a scoop body;a first screen unit covering an opening in the scoop body;a second screen unit disposed over the first screen unit;a top cover disposed on the body, the top cover securing the first and second screen units to the scoop body;a first set of cog wheels extending through the top cover, wherein rotation of the first set of cog wheels affects movement of the first screen unit;a second set of cog wheels extending through the top cover, wherein rotation of the second set of cog wheels affects movement of the second screen unit; andteeth on opposite sides of the first screen unit and the second screen unit, wherein the first set of cog wheels engage the teeth on the first screen unit and the second set of cog wheels engage the teeth on the second screen unit, whereinthe first screen unit is adjustable relative to the second screen unit. 9. The scoop of claim 8, wherein the second screen unit is adjustable relative to the first screen unit. 10. The scoop of claim 9, wherein the first screen unit is adjustable from side to side of the scoop. 11. The scoop of claim 10, wherein the second screen unit is adjustable from front to back of the scoop.