CAT LITTER MAT
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Accused Products
Abstract
A cat litter mat and use of the cat litter mat for capturing and disposing of cat litter. The cat litter mat is composed of silicone rubber having a substantially planar central portion and a perimeter, at least a portion of the perimeter having an upturned edge. The cat litter mat is provided with a cat litter box receiving region devoid of the upturned edge, the planar central portion having a plurality of nubs for capturing litter in planar central region of the cat litter mat.
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10 Claims
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- 8. A cat litter mat sized to receive a cat litter box, said cat litter mat composed of silicone rubber having a substantially planar central portion and a perimeter, at least a portion of said perimeter having an upturned edge, a cat litter box receiving region being devoid of said upturned edge, said planar central portion comprising a plurality of nubs extending therefrom and said planar central portion having an area substantially devoid of said nubs, said area devoid of said nubs extending from said cat litter box receiving region to an opposite edge of said central portion.
- 9. A method of capturing and disposing of cat litter emanating from a cat litter box and from a pet using a cat litter box, said method comprising providing a cat litter mat having a planar central portion, a cat litter box receiving region, a perimeter, an upturned edge along said perimeter except along a perimeter of said cat litter box receiving region, a plurality of nubs extending from said central portion, locating said cat litter box on said cat litter mat during use of said cat litter box by a cat, capturing cat litter in said planar central region, removing said cat litter box from said cat litter mat, bringing opposite sides of said cat litter mat together causing said cat litter to accumulate in a trough created within said cat litter mat and expressing said cat litter from said trough past said cat litter box receiving region.
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