Litter box with handle and blank therefor
First Claim
1. A disposable litter box having four wall panels foldably connected and defining opposed end walls and opposed side walls,each of said wall panels having a given height and extending several times said height into a foldably connected bottom panel, means of fastening each of said bottom panel to define a bottom for said box, whereby said wall panels and said bottom define a shallow container for receiving a litter or mat,each of said side walls extending several times said height away from said bottom panel, via a first fold line, into a foldably connected outer top panel, each said outer top panel having opposite end edges,each of said end walls extending several times said height away from said bottom panel via a second fold line into an inner top panel, each said inner top panel having opposite side edges, each of said side edges being adjacent one of said end edges, said each of said side edges intersecting said second fold line at a corner,said each of said side edges foldably connected to said adjacent one of said end edges to define a substantially rectangular open-top box,in each of said inner top panel, originating from each of said corner, an oblique fold line subtending a substantially 45°
- angle with said second fold line and dividing each of said inner top panel into a substantially triangular panel with its base defined as said second fold line, said substantially triangular panel via each said oblique fold line being foldably connected to two wing panels,a first of said outer top panel having a cutout portion defining an elongated aperture,a second of said outer top panel, about an edge remote from said first fold line, having a foldable flap whereby upon inwardly folding each said outer top panel, said second of said outer top panel slides under said first of said outer top panel and said foldable flap is inserted into said elongated aperture to releaseably lock said first and said second of said outer top panel into a top for sealing said box and define a handle for easily horizontally carrying said box with one hand without touching said wall panels and said bottom.
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Abstract
A blank and box therefrom forming a shallow disposable litter box. The box has four wall panels extending into bottom panels fastened to form a bottom. The wall panels extend remote from the bottom panels into four top panels for forming a top sealing the box. Two opposite top panels have an aperture and handle cooperating to releasably lock the four top panels in a closed position and enable the box to be carried horizontally with one hand. One of the top panels, other than the two cooperating top panels, when in an open position preferably provides an opening for an entry and exit way for different-sized pets.
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8 Claims
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1. A disposable litter box having four wall panels foldably connected and defining opposed end walls and opposed side walls,
each of said wall panels having a given height and extending several times said height into a foldably connected bottom panel, means of fastening each of said bottom panel to define a bottom for said box, whereby said wall panels and said bottom define a shallow container for receiving a litter or mat, each of said side walls extending several times said height away from said bottom panel, via a first fold line, into a foldably connected outer top panel, each said outer top panel having opposite end edges, each of said end walls extending several times said height away from said bottom panel via a second fold line into an inner top panel, each said inner top panel having opposite side edges, each of said side edges being adjacent one of said end edges, said each of said side edges intersecting said second fold line at a corner, said each of said side edges foldably connected to said adjacent one of said end edges to define a substantially rectangular open-top box, in each of said inner top panel, originating from each of said corner, an oblique fold line subtending a substantially 45° - angle with said second fold line and dividing each of said inner top panel into a substantially triangular panel with its base defined as said second fold line, said substantially triangular panel via each said oblique fold line being foldably connected to two wing panels,
a first of said outer top panel having a cutout portion defining an elongated aperture, a second of said outer top panel, about an edge remote from said first fold line, having a foldable flap whereby upon inwardly folding each said outer top panel, said second of said outer top panel slides under said first of said outer top panel and said foldable flap is inserted into said elongated aperture to releaseably lock said first and said second of said outer top panel into a top for sealing said box and define a handle for easily horizontally carrying said box with one hand without touching said wall panels and said bottom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- angle with said second fold line and dividing each of said inner top panel into a substantially triangular panel with its base defined as said second fold line, said substantially triangular panel via each said oblique fold line being foldably connected to two wing panels,
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8. A blank for forming a disposable litter box, said blank having a first wall panel, said first wall panel extending into a foldably connected second and third wall panels remote from each other, said third wall panel extending away from said first wall panel into a foldably connected fourth wall panel, each of said wall panels having a given height, a means to fasten said first and fourth wall panels to define a rectangular box with opposed end walls and opposed side walls,
each of said wall panels extending several times said height into a foldably connected bottom panel, means of fastening each of said bottom panel to define a bottom for said rectangular box, whereby said wall panels and said bottom define a shallow container for receiving a litter or mat, each of said side walls extending several times said height away from said bottom panel, via a first fold line, into a foldably connected outer top panel, each said outer top panel having opposite end edges, each of said end walls extending several times said height away from said bottom panel via a second fold line into an inner top panel, each said inner top panel having opposite side edges, each of said side edges intersecting said second fold line at a corner, each of said side edges foldably connected to one of said end edges to define a substantially rectangular open-top box, in each of said inner top panel, originating from each of said corner, an oblique fold line subtending a substantially 45° - angle with said second fold line and dividing each of said inner top panel into a substantially triangular panel with its base defined as said second fold line, said substantially triangular panel via each said oblique fold line being foldably connected to two wing panels,
a first of said outer top panel having a cutout portion defining an elongated aperture, a second of said outer top panel, about an edge remote from said first fold line, having a foldable flap whereby upon inwardly folding each said outer top panel, said second of said outer top panel slides under said first of said outer top panel and said foldable flap is inserted into said elongated aperture to releasably lock said first and said second of said outer top panel into a top for sealing said box and define a handle for easily horizontally carrying said box with one hand without touching said wall panels and said bottom.
- angle with said second fold line and dividing each of said inner top panel into a substantially triangular panel with its base defined as said second fold line, said substantially triangular panel via each said oblique fold line being foldably connected to two wing panels,
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