LITTER BOX WALL SHIELD

• US 20180279577A1
• Filed: 03/30/2018
• Published: 10/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maureen L. Dehne
• Original Assignee: Maureen L. Dehne
• Inventors: Dehne, Maureen L.
• Granted Patent: US 10,638,720 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0107 Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0125 Foldable or collapsible litter boxes

Abstract

A plastic litter box has reinforced corners with support holes for posts. Rectangular, square or triangular shapes are included. Each post has a hook. A singular piece curtain is hung on the hooks all around the inner walls of the base of the litter box. The pet entrance is left open without the curtain. The curtain hangs down about half way along the sides of the base. The base walls can extend outward at the middle and be straight sided, or can have inward slanting walls to cause a contact with the curtain and keep waste from getting behind the curtain. The base corners can be contoured to eliminate any waste buildup and facilitate cleaning.

Claims

1. A litter box comprising:

a base having a bottom and walls forming corners;

each corner having a thickness to support a post hole therein;

a removable vertical post inserted into each post hole in each corner;

each post having a top segment with an inwardly facing hook;

a single piece flexible curtain having holes along an upper segment to receive the hooks;

said curtain having a height to extend at least about one inch below a top edge of the walls, on the interior of the base; and

said base having a pet entrance not covered by the curtain.

2. The litter box of claim 1, wherein each post further comprises break off bottom segment.

3. The litter box of claim 1, wherein each corner at the bottom of the base and each side corner has a contour to eliminate a waste gathering point.

4. The litter box of claim 1, wherein each wall that is adjacent the curtain further comprises an inward incline to establish a contact with the curtain.

5. The litter box of claim 1, wherein the curtain further comprises a silicone.

6. The litter box of claim 1, wherein the base is a rectangle.

7. The litter box of claim 4, wherein the curtain further comprises a lower segment with an inward incline.

12. The rectangular litter box of claim 6 further comprising a contoured corner at each bottom corner and along each side corner to prevent a waste buildup.

8. A litter box comprising:

a rectangular base having a bottom and walls forming four corners;

each corner further comprising an upward extending pole with a hook on a top segment of each pole;

a curtain hung from the hooks with a height to extend inside the base about half a height of the walls;

said base having a pet entrance not covered by the curtain;

said curtain comprising a flexible plastic, and

a rear wall and a left and a right longitudinal wall all having a slight inward incline.

9. The litter box of claim 8, wherein the curtain further comprises a lower segment with a slight inward incline.

10. The litter box of claim 8, wherein each corner at the bottom of the base and each side corner has a contour to eliminate a waste gathering point.

11. A litter box comprising:

a plastic rectangular base with one narrow side having a pet entrance;

said rectangular base having two longitudinal sides and a narrow side opposite the pet entrance, each of these sides having a wall thickness of less than about 0.25 inch;

each of the four corners of the rectangular base having a reinforced segment with a width of at least about 0.375 inch and a post hole therein;

a vertical post in each post hole having a top segment with an inward facing hook;

a single piece rigid curtain draped from the inward facing hooks having a height to meet a top edge of the walls;

and a gasket sealing any gap between the curtain and the top edge of the walls.