A battery-powered ventilated litter box having a litter box assembly with a litter tray and a removable lid enclosure with a door opening that provides pet access to an inner space. A fan assembly includes a housing that is attached to the lid enclosure and which forms an air conduit through the lid
A battery-powered ventilated litter box having a litter box assembly with a litter tray and a removable lid enclosure with a door opening that provides pet access to an inner space. A fan assembly includes a housing that is attached to the lid enclosure and which forms an air conduit through the lid enclosure. The housing has an air exhaust and an air intake and a fan assembly having a fan that draws air from the inner space into the air intake. A filter element is disposed within the fan assembly. The fan expels air from the air exhaust. The litter box assembly includes louvers, preferably on the sides of the litter box assembly and a downwardly extending lower rim that mates with the litter box. The fan includes a fan motor having a vertically orientated shaft. The filter element is preferably a HEPA filter.
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1. A ventilated litter box, comprising: a litter box assembly having a litter tray, louvers, and a removable lid enclosure, said lid enclosure including a door opening which provides pet access to an inner space;a fan assembly that forms an air conduit through said lid enclosure, said fan assembly i
1. A ventilated litter box, comprising: a litter box assembly having a litter tray, louvers, and a removable lid enclosure, said lid enclosure including a door opening which provides pet access to an inner space;a fan assembly that forms an air conduit through said lid enclosure, said fan assembly including a housing attached to said lid enclosure, said housing having an air exhaust with an air exhaust grill and an air intake with an air intake grill, said fan assembly further including a fan for drawing air from said inner space into said air intake, a fan motor with a vertically oriented shaft, a filter cover disposed below said air intake grill and hinged at one side to said housing and having a latch at an opposed side to latch said filter cover closed on said housing, said fan further for expelling air from said air exhaust; and,a filter element within said fan assembly for filtering odors from air expelled from said air exhaust. 2. The ventilated litter box of claim 1, wherein said louvers are located on sides of said litter box assembly. 3. The ventilated litter box of claim 1, wherein said lid enclosure includes a downwardly extending lower rim that mates with said litter tray. 4. The ventilated litter box of claim 1, wherein said filter element is disposed between said filter cover and said air intake grill. 5. The ventilated litter box of claim 4, wherein said filter element is a HEPA filter. 6. The ventilated litter box of claim 1, further including a compartment attached to said lid enclosure and having a power source for providing electrical power to said fan assembly. 7. The ventilated litter box of claim 6, wherein said power source includes at least one rechargeable battery, and wherein said compartment is a battery compartment having a battery aperture containing at least one rechargeable battery. 8. The ventilated litter box of claim 7, further including a charge lamp operatively connected to said at least one rechargeable battery, wherein said charge lamp illuminates when said at least one rechargeable battery needs recharging. 9. The ventilated litter box of claim 7, further including a charger for recharging said at least one rechargeable battery. 10. The ventilated litter box of claim 7, further including at least a second rechargeable battery for powering said fan assembly when said at least one rechargeable battery is being recharged. 11. The ventilated litter box of claim 8, further including a circuit board in electrical communication with said at least one battery, a power switch, and said charge lamp via interconnecting wiring, and wherein said charge lamp is caused to illuminate when said at least one rechargeable battery need recharging. 12. The ventilated litter box of claim 11, wherein said circuit board monitors electrical current from said at least one battery. 13. The ventilated litter box of claim 6, wherein said compartment includes a user accessible power switch for selectively enabling electrical power to flow from said power source. 14. The ventilated litter box of claim 13, further including a circuit board in electrical communication with said power source and said power switch via interconnecting wiring. 15. The ventilated litter box of claim 14, wherein said circuit board monitors electrical current from said power source.
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