Cat litter box

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2007-04-03

2007-04-03

Nguyen, Son T. (Department: 3643)

Animal husbandry

Waste toilet or related device

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

Reexamination Certificate

active

10498683

ABSTRACT:
A cat litter box with a pivotable container housed on a frame, the tray floor of which forms a collection tray for cat litter and the like. A cleaning mechanism is arranged standing in the container and reaching to the floor of the tray, with which cleaning mechanism, when the container is pivoted in one direction to clean it, waste matter, particularly feces, can be separated from the cat litter. The container possesses a storage chamber for the separated waste matter which can be moved with the container, which chamber is formed by a bag, the entrance of which chamber is arranged above the cleaning mechanism in the position of use. The tray floor consists in accordance with the invention of a half shell which extends over a span area of less than 250° which with a first part shell section forms the floor of an essentially open collection tray and with the other part shell section forms the rear wall of an interim storage tray for litter, whereby the cleaning mechanism is arranged at the transition segment between the part shell sections, and the storage chamber is arranged in the position of use on the side of the cleaning mechanism facing the interim storage tray and whereby the pivoting of the container from the position of use is restricted to a pivot movement of 120–180° in the one direction.

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