Pet Litter Inserts

• US 20150075438A1
• Filed: 01/24/2013
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Irene Dorothy Emenecker
• Original Assignee: Irene Dorothy Emenecker
• Inventors: Emenecker, Irene Dorothy
• Application Number:
  US13/749,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20150075438A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/166
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0114 Litter boxes with screens for separating excrement from litter

Abstract

The insert of the present invention comprises a bottom with slots so it allows the liquid waste to flow through without spreading to the remaining litter. The slots are two different sizes so that various types of litter can be used. With the feature, the liquid waste can be separated from the solid waste, thus it makes the cleaning much easier than using a regular litter pan or box. Since less litter is soiled by the liquid waste, the amount of litter to be replenished every day can be reduced, thus, it can cut down the consumption of litter. As a result, the owner can save money.

Claims

1. A pet litter insert comprising:

a bottom; and

a plurality of sides integrally connected to the bottom and each other;

a lip perpendicularly extending from the top of the sides surrounding the top of the insert;

wherein the bottom of the insert has a central area which has a plurality of slots and an outer area that surrounds the central area, the slots are narrow enough to allow for pet'"'"'s liquid waste to flow through the bottom of the insert while retaining litter so that the pet'"'"'s liquid waste does not soil the litter in the insert, and when the insert is used in conjunction with a litter pan or box the lip is hung on top edges of the litter pan or box to enable the insert to be placed on top of the pet litter pan or box in a way that the bottom of the insert does not contact a bottom of the litter pan or box so that the pet'"'"'s liquid waste collected in the pet litter pan or box does not soil the litter in the insert.

2. The pet litter insert of claim 1 wherein the slots are of two different sizes so that various types of litter can be used.

3. The pet litter insert of claim 2 wherein one of the slots has dimensions of about ⅛

inch wide by ¾

inch long and the other of the slots has dimensions of about ⅛

inch wide by ½

inch long, the two different sized slots are arranged in alternate rows.

4. The pet litter insert of claim 1 is measured about 12-14 inches wide, 15-18 inches long and 5 inches deep.

5. The pet litter insert of claim 1 has various shapes and dimensions.

6. The pet litter insert of claim 1 wherein the lip is about 2 inches wide and ½

inch deep.

7. The pet litter insert of claim 1 is molded of plastic material.

8. The pet litter insert of claim 1 further comprises a shallow pan for collecting pet'"'"'s liquid waste that flows through the slots when the insert is used without a pet litter pan or box;

and legs to support the bottom of the insert so that the bottom of the insert does not directly contact the shallow pan and thus the litter in the insert would not get soiled by the pet'"'"'s liquid waste collected in the shallow pan.

9. The pet litter insert of claim 8 further comprises resilient material underneath the legs and the shallow pan to provide steadiness.

10. A pet litter insert comprising:

a bottom; and

a plurality of sides integrally connected to the bottom and each other;

a lip of about 2 inches wide and ½

inch deep perpendicularly extending from the top of the sides surrounding the top of the insert;

wherein the bottom of the insert has a central area which has a plurality of slots and an outer area that surrounds the central area, the slots have two different sizes and are arranged in alternate rows on the bottom allowing for pet'"'"'s liquid waste to flow through the bottom of the insert while retaining litter so that the pet'"'"'s liquid waste does not soil the litter in the insert, one of the slots has dimensions of about ⅛

inch wide by ¾

inch long and the other of the slots has dimensions of about ⅛

inch wide by ½

inch long, and when the insert is used in conjunction with a litter pan or box the lip is hung on top edges of the litter pan or box to enable the insert to be placed on top of the pet litter pan or box in a way that the bottom of the insert does not contact a bottom of the litter pan or box so that the pet'"'"'s liquid waste collected in the pet litter pan or box does not soil the litter in the insert.

11. The pet litter insert of claim 10 is measured about 12-14 inches wide, 15-18 inches long and 5 inches deep.

12. The pet litter insert of claim 10 has various shapes and dimensions.

13. The pet litter insert of claim 10 is molded of plastic material.

14. The pet litter insert of claim 10 further comprises a shallow pan for collecting pet'"'"'s liquid waste that flows through the slots when the insert is used without a pet litter pan or box;

and legs to support the bottom of the insert so that the bottom of the insert does not directly contact the shallow pan and thus the litter in the insert would not get soiled by the pet'"'"'s liquid waste collected in the shallow pan.

15. The pet litter insert of claim 14 further comprises resilient material underneath the legs and the shallow pan to provide steadiness.