Patent · US Expired

All-in-one litter box, sleeping area, and food and water bowl system useable as a pet carrier

US5678509A · kind A · utility

30Cited by
7References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 8, 1995
Grant dateOct 21, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 8, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K5/0114
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A box having a rectangular base with short upstanding front and rear walls and long upstanding side walls therebetween with an open top. The box also has a small rectangular opening in the front wall for the passage of a cat therethrough. A rectangular tray is positioned over the opened upper edge of the box. The tray has short front and rear walls with long side walls therebetween. A divider box is positioned parallel with, and centrally located between, the front and rear edges of the tray with a handle formed therethrough. The divider bar separates the tray into an eating area and a sleeping area. Removable coupling elements are located between the box and the lid. The coupling elements include apertures formed in the side walls of the box adjacent to the upper edges thereof. Clips are secured to the side walls of the tray adjacent to the lower edges thereof.

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