Litter container having internal and external access ramps
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1. A litter container assembly for a pot belly pig, comprising:
- (a) a litter container defining an enclosed area for containing a quantity of animal litter, the container having a bottom wall and a sidewall with an opening formed therein, said opening being spaced above said bottom wall; and
(b) means defining an inclined ramp which leads into and from said enclosed area of said litter container for supporting an animal during entry into and exit from said litter container, said ramp defining means being attached to the sidewall adjacent to said opening therein and extending therefrom, said means defining said inclined ramp having a first ramp structure being located inside of said litter container and a second ramp structure being located outside of said litter container, said first ramp structure being supported upon and in contact with said bottom wall of said litter container and extending between the bottom wall and said opening formed in said sidewall spaced above said bottom wall.
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Abstract
A litter container assembly particularly suited for accommodating a pot belly pig includes a litter container defining an enclosed area for containing a quantity of animal litter and having a sidewall with an opening formed therein, and an inclined ramp structure attached to the sidewall adjacent to the opening therein and extending therefrom so as to define an entry and exit which leads into and from the enclosed area of the litter container. The ramp structure includes a first ramp inside the container and a second ramp outside the container.
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1. A litter container assembly for a pot belly pig, comprising:
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(a) a litter container defining an enclosed area for containing a quantity of animal litter, the container having a bottom wall and a sidewall with an opening formed therein, said opening being spaced above said bottom wall; and (b) means defining an inclined ramp which leads into and from said enclosed area of said litter container for supporting an animal during entry into and exit from said litter container, said ramp defining means being attached to the sidewall adjacent to said opening therein and extending therefrom, said means defining said inclined ramp having a first ramp structure being located inside of said litter container and a second ramp structure being located outside of said litter container, said first ramp structure being supported upon and in contact with said bottom wall of said litter container and extending between the bottom wall and said opening formed in said sidewall spaced above said bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A litter container assembly for a pot belly pig, comprising:
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(a) a litter container defining an enclosed area for containing a quantity of animal litter, the container including a bottom wall and a sidewall having a pair of opposite side portions and a pair of opposite end portions extending between and interconnecting said side portions, said side portions and said end portions being connected about and extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of said bottom wall and forming a top peripheral edge defining an open top of said container, one of said end portions having an opening formed therein with a lower edge spaced above said bottom wall of said container; and (b) means defining an inclined ramp which leads into and from said enclosed area of said litter container for supporting an animal during entry into and exit from said litter container, said ramp defining means being attached to the sidewall adjacent to said opening therein and extending therefrom, said means defining said inclined ramp having a first ramp structure being located inside of said litter container and a second ramp structure being located outside of said litter container, said first ramp structure being supported upon and in contact with said bottom wall of said litter container and extending between the bottom wall and said opening formed in said sidewall spaced above said bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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