COVER MEMBER OF ABSORBENT MEMBER AND PET TOILET USING SAME

• US 20160302380A1
• Filed: 06/27/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
• Original Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
• Inventors: HASEGAWA, Satoshi, MATSUO, Takayuki
• Application Number:
  US15/194,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20160302380A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0107 Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0125 Foldable or collapsible litter boxes
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0152 Litter
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0157 Mats; Sheets

Abstract

A cover member is placeable along an outer peripheral edge of an absorbent member to partly cover the absorbent member. The absorbent member is a pet discharge absorbable sheet-shaped member. The cover member has a predetermined width in a direction crossing the outer peripheral edge of the absorbent member, and an upper surface with a slanted portion having a downward inclination extending widthwise from an outer peripheral side of the cover member toward an inner peripheral side of the cover member.

Claims

1. A cover member placeable along an outer peripheral edge of an absorbent member to partly cover the absorbent member, the absorbent member being a pet discharge absorbable sheet-shaped member, the cover member comprising:

a predetermined width in a direction crossing the outer peripheral edge of the absorbent member; and

an upper surface with a slanted portion having a downward inclination extending widthwise from an outer peripheral side of the cover member toward an inner peripheral side of the cover member.

2. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein

the cover member has the width in a range from 30 mm to 250 mm and a maximum height of 100 mm or less, the width being greater than the height.

3. The cover member according to claim 1, comprising a frame member having the predetermined width and the upper surface with the slanted portion, the frame member configured to fixedly hold the outer peripheral edge of the absorbent member.

4. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a bottom surface having a stepped portion comprising a heightwise depression with the inner peripheral side at a higher position than the outer peripheral side.

5. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein

the upper surface of the cover member has a plurality of grooves extending widthwise, and

the slanted portion is provided at the bottom of each of the grooves.

6. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a foldable or rollable flexible member.

7. The cover member according to claim 3, wherein the frame member extends around an opening for exposing the absorbent member, and includes

an outer peripheral sidewall standing upright along the outer peripheral side of the cover member, and

a slanted portion inclined downward from an upper end of the outer peripheral sidewall toward the inner peripheral side of the cover member.

8. The cover member according to claim 7, further comprising a height adjuster covering a lower end of the outer peripheral sidewall,

wherein an inner peripheral edge of the frame member, which is to be lifted by a thickness of the absorbent member when the cover member is placed on the absorbent member, and the lower end of the outer peripheral sidewall are at a same height.

9. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a shape of an arc in plan view, and ends of the arc are configured to be placed, in use, in touch with a wall.

10. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member comprises:

a bottom surface portion to be placed under the absorbent member,

a frame-shaped upper surface portion, and

an outer peripheral sidewall portion,

wherein the upper surface portion and the bottom surface portion of the cover member are configured to sandwich therebetween the absorbent member.

11. A pet toilet, comprising:

a cover member; and

an absorbent member,

wherein

the cover member is placed along an outer peripheral edge of the absorbent member to partly cover the absorbent member, the absorbent member being a pet discharge absorbable sheet-shaped member,

the cover member has a predetermined width in a direction crossing the outer peripheral edge of the absorbent member, and

the cover member has an upper surface with a slanted portion having a downward inclination extending widthwise from an outer peripheral side of the cover member toward an inner peripheral side of the cover member.

12. The pet toilet according to claim 11, wherein the absorbent member has a marking indicative of a position for locating the cover member.