Disposable pet litter box package

• US 4,779,567 A
• Filed: 06/11/1987
• Issued: 10/25/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Linda B. Smith
• Original Assignee: Linda B. Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Linda B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swiatek, Robert P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): McNeil, Mary
• Application Number:
  US07/061,898
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 119/1
• US Class Current: 119/165
• 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 self-contained, convenient and sanitary disposable pet litter box is packaged with litter material and a box disposal bag. The box and cover is a one piece, non-collapsible structure, and a handle provides the convenience of a carrying case.

Claims

1. A non-collapsible disposable pet litter box package comprising, in combination:

an open-top rectangular box having an interconnected bottom wall, first and second opposed side walls and third and fourth opposed side walls;

a cover attached to said first side wall of said box with a fold-line hinge, said cover having a top wall, a pair of opposed end walls, and a side wall opposite from said fold-line hinge, said side wall of said cover adapted to overlap said second side wall of said box when said cover is in a closed, as-packaged position;

a carrying handle attached to said second side wall of said box and extending through an opening in said cover side wall when the cover is in said closed, as-packaged position over the box top;

a bag of litter in said box for use therein when the box is opened by swinging said cover to an opened position about said hinge;

wherein said end walls of said cover are dimensioned so that, with said cover in said closed position, one cover end wall is closely adjacent and parallel to the third side wall of the box while the other cover end wall is closely adjacent and parallel to the fourth side wall of the box,

the interior surfaces of said box are moisture resistant; and

a disposable bag contained in said box, said bag being dimensioned to contain said box and said cover when in said closed position,

whereby said package provides the convenience of a handle carrying case and is self-contained for use and disposal with its used litter contents by placing said box in said bag.

2. The disposable litter box package of claim 1 wherein said cover side wall has transversley extending flaps at each end which, in the closed postion of said cover engage slot openings formed between the second side wall and the third and fourth side walls of said box.

3. The disposable litter box package of claim 1 wherein said box and lid are formed from a single sheet of paperboard.

4. The disposable litter box package of claim 1 wherein the interior surfaces of said box are coated to provide the moisture resistance.

5. The disposable litter box package of claim 4 wherein said coating further provides an antistatic surface.

6. The disposable litter box package of claim 1 wherein the bag of litter includes a plastic bag which is secured to the box to provide the moisture resistant interior surfaces of the box.

7. The disposable litter box package of claim 6 wherein the bag of litter has a zip top for opening the bag to expose the litter for use.

8. The disposable litter box package of claim 6 wherein said litter containing bag is manufactured with an antistatic material.

9. The disposable litter box package of claim 1 wherein said disposal bag is contained in said box when the cover is in its closed as-packaged position.

10. The disposable litter box package of claim 1 further including a pocket attached to the interior of said cover top and said disposal bag being contained therein.