Animal husbandry – Waste toilet or related device – Walled receptacle; e.g. – litter box – etc. – containing...
Patent
1990-07-09
1991-08-27
Weiss, John G.
Animal husbandry
Waste toilet or related device
Walled receptacle; e.g., litter box, etc., containing...
119161, A01K 6700
Patent
active
050424300
ABSTRACT:
A litter collection apparatus in combination with a litter container and method for collecting litter material employing the litter collection apparatus including a tray for attachment to the litter container including a hopper body having inclined walls defining a base within the hopper body to receive litter material, the tray being characterized by an opening for receiving litter material provided with a grate adapted to permit litter material to drop downwardly and inwardly in the hopper body and to provide animal access, the tray being attached to the hopper body by brackets adapted for manual movement to tilt the hopper body between a litter receiving position and to a litter discharging position, and a method for collecting litter material dropped by an animal including providing litter material in a container, attaching a collecting tray to the container characterized with an opening and provided with a grate for providing a platform for animals and for passing litter material into the collecting tray, the collecting tray being positioned adjacent the container and extending outwardly to provide a platform for use by animals.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2390854 (1945-12-01), Thompson
patent: 3735735 (1973-05-01), Noroian
Kahrl Thomas A.
Price R. Thomas
Weiss John G.
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