Animal husbandry – Waste toilet or related device – Walled receptacle; e.g. – litter box – etc. – containing...
Patent
1997-05-07
1998-09-15
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Waste toilet or related device
Walled receptacle; e.g., litter box, etc., containing...
A01K 1035
Patent
active
058064613
ABSTRACT:
A litter box formed of an upper portion and a lower portion normally clamped together to define an enclosure in which kitty litter can be contained and foul odors confined. The lower portion is adapted to contain a quantity of kitty litter for receiving the waste products emanating from the pet, whereas the upper portion contains an aperture through which the pet can enter or leave, as well as containing a grill-like uppermost portion through which foul odors can escape. The lower portion contains an elongate, perforate walkway disposed above the kitty litter and extending in the immediate vicinity of the aperture, with an interior wall in the enclosure disposed closely adjacent the walkway. The perforate walkway is supported relatively close to the aperture, with the wall being placed in such proximity to the aperture as to require the pet to walk along the walkway at such time as the pet is to exit from the litter box through the aperture. The perforate walkway serves to clean the paws of the pet and thereby prevent the pet from tracking portions of the litter out of the litter box. Preferably the interior wall is attached to the walkway so as to be removed with the walkway from the lower portion at such time as the litter is to be cleansed of solid material. A recess is provided in a surrounding relationship to the grill-like portion, such that an electrically-powered odor removing component can be removably received in such recess.
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Bergin James S.
Renfro, Esq. Julian C.
Swiatek Robert P.
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