PET LITTER BOX EMPLOYING ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION AND REFLECTIVE INTERIOR
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1. A litter box for pets, comprising:
- (a) a container having an interior defined by a bottom and side walls;
(b) a liner positioned in the interior of the container, wherein the liner has side walls and the liner side walls have a highly reflective interior face aligned parallel to the container side walls;
(c) a germicidal ultraviolet light producing lamp; and
(d) means to support the lamp in a position parallel to the bottom of the container, wherein the lamp is positioned to provide an unobstructed, line-of-sight path for the ultraviolet light to the interior of the container.
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Abstract
A litter box for pets is provided having a container defined by a bottom and side walls and a germicidal ultraviolet light lamp positioned parallel to the bottom of the container and around the interior peripheral edge of the container, whereby the light from the lamp has an unobstructed path to the absorbent granular material in the container. The interior surface of the container is reflective to maximize the incident UV light treating the granular material. A motion detector may be provided to turn the lamp off and on when a pet approaches the litter box.
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20 Claims
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1. A litter box for pets, comprising:
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(a) a container having an interior defined by a bottom and side walls; (b) a liner positioned in the interior of the container, wherein the liner has side walls and the liner side walls have a highly reflective interior face aligned parallel to the container side walls; (c) a germicidal ultraviolet light producing lamp; and (d) means to support the lamp in a position parallel to the bottom of the container, wherein the lamp is positioned to provide an unobstructed, line-of-sight path for the ultraviolet light to the interior of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A litter box for pets, comprising:
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(a) a container having an interior defined by a bottom and side walls, wherein each of the side walls has an interior and exterior face, and wherein the interior face of the side walls is a highly reflective surface; (b) a germicidal ultraviolet light producing lamp; and (c) means to support the lamp in a position parallel to the bottom of the container and along an interior face of a side wall of the container, wherein the lamp is positioned to provide an unobstructed, line-of-sight path for the ultraviolet light to the interior of the container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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