Animal husbandry – Entomological culture device – Egg treatment – production – or storage
Patent
1982-11-22
1984-12-11
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Entomological culture device
Egg treatment, production, or storage
A01K 2300
Patent
active
044871635
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
Toilets for cats and other small animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, etc., usually comprise a box made of a plastics material in which an absorbing layer of granular or other material such as sawdust, sand, sepiolite-type clay granules or even soil is disposed and discarded after use. Sometimes, newspaper or a sheet of plastics material is placed in the box before this absorbing material is introduced, in order to facilitate emptying and cleaning of the box. These solutions are crude and suffer from a number of drawbacks with respect to hygiene and cleanliness. Cats, in particular, have a habit of scattering the soiled contents around the box before leaving the toilet and the noise they make when scratching inside the box is disagreeable. Furthermore, these toilets are ill-smelling, unpleasant to fill with absorbent materials, and even more unpleasant to empty and clean.
The present invention is designed to provide a toilet for cats and other small animals with presents none of these drawbacks, and its object is such a toilet in accordance with claim 1.
The attached Figures depict an example of one embodiment of the toilet in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 1 is a partial view in vertical section.
FIG. 2 is a view in vertical section of an assembly of twelve toilets according to FIG. 1, arranged for storage and transport.
The toilet illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a drain 1 made of moulded cardboard, for example, having the shape of a box of which the bottom is embossed as shown at 1a and perforated by numerous holes 1b. The embossing may be in the form of a checker-board, the sides of the individual units being 2.5 cm long. The holes 1b may be situated at the intersections of the straight lines bounding the sides of the individual squares of the checker-board. One of the vertical sides of the box may be seen in 1c.
Within the box there is arranged a litter layer 2 formed by various sized balls of agglomerated cellulose material such as paper, which does not adhere to animal's paws.
The drain 1 rests on a layer 7 of absorbing material for absorbing liquids, consisting preferably of an agglomerate plate which in turn rests on the bottom of a container or envelope 6 made of a material impermeable to liquids, and which is tearproof, scratchproof, "crushable-compactable" and capable of receiving printed instructions or publicity. The plate 7 may be fixed to the bottom of the container by one or several streaks of adhesive as at 7a. This plate may advantageously be made of flakes of cellulose or similar material, with a weight of 180 to 300 g/m.sup.2 for a thickness of 5 mm, and having received by bath or spraying a deodorant and an antiseptic product.
The drain 1 may be made of soft waxed cardboard, with a weight of 400 to 500 g/m.sup.2 for a thickness of 5 mm. It may be made from a single sheet, by simple folding. The diameter of the holes 1b may be 3 mm, for example. This drain has the advantage of ensuring rapid evacuation of urine from the litter layer 2, and its distribution and stabilization in the absorbing material 7.
The drain 1 prevents backflow of these evacuated urines, which are then distributed and stabilized in the absorbing board which, being impregnated, eliminates any odours.
The embossing of the drain prevents scattering of the litter. The material of this drain is agreeable to cats' paws and claws and is virtually noiseless, an advantageous feature for persons in the vicinity, especially at night.
The container 6 may be made of the material known under the trade name of "Tyvek", pasted onto a sheet of aluminum, for example. It presents the following advantages: after use; standard boxes and provide complete, stable protection. In the closed position before use, which measures 425.times.325 mm, the support guarantees perfect packaging and dimensional stability of the entire product, thus facilitating handling and storage; of the edges, a small, impermeable, definitively sealed pouch which prevents any leakage from the complete used toilet ready for disposal, whatever its posi
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