Animal litter box

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2011-08-02

2011-08-02

Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3644)

Animal husbandry

Waste toilet or related device

Walled receptacle; e.g., litter box, etc., containing...

Reexamination Certificate

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07987818

ABSTRACT:
To provide a movable hood which can be opened and closed smoothly even though a distance between the movable hood and a fixed hood is reduced. An animal litter box1comprises an evacuation container2; and a hood3, the hood3having a fixed hood31, a movable hood32, and a pair of connecting portions, wherein the movable hood32is configured to be moved rotatably outside or inside the fixed hood31in the state that an end edge is proximal to the fixed hood31with maintaining a prescribed distance, and wherein at least one of the fixed hood31and the movable hood32is provided with a convex restricting portion6which prevents a distance between an end edge on at least the one end of the movable hood32and the fixed hood31from being less than the prescribed distance.

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