Cat litter container

• US 6,205,953 B1
• Filed: 02/26/1999
• Issued: 03/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharron A. Ginn
• Original Assignee: Sharron A. Ginn
• Inventors: Ginn, Sharron A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Poon, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ABBOTT, YVONNE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US09/259,953
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 119/165, 119/161, 119/166, 119/458, 119/479, D30/161
• US Class Current: 119/165
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0107 Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets

Abstract

A cat litter container includes a base and a retaining side wall extending from the base in a manner to form a partial enclosure and having an access surface provided. The access surface includes a ramp interconnecting the retaining side wall and base which together with the base and retaining wall serve as a primary container for cat litter. A cavity is formed between the ramp, base and retaining side wall. The ramp further includes a plurality of opening surfaces to permit cat litter pass therethrough. A removable tray is disposed in the cavity beneath the ramp to catch cat litter as it passes through the open surfaces of the ramp. A tread surface is also formed on the ramp.

Claims

1. A cat litter container for containing cat litter and absorbing material therein which includes:

a base;

a retaining side wall extending from the base in a manner to form a partial enclosure having an access surface;

a ramp interconnecting said retaining wall and said base which together with said base and said retaining wall serve as a primary container for cat litter and absorbing material, wherein said ramp includes an open surface to permit cat litter and absorbing material pass there through; and

a tray removably disposed beneath the ramp to serve as a secondary container to catch cat litter and absorbing material as it passes through said open surfaces of said ramp, wherein said ramp includes an inclined ingress, inclined egress and a plateau interconnecting said ingress and egress, and which is further characterized to include a plurality of longitudinally extending open surfaces which permit cat litter and absorbing material to pass therethrough.

2. The cat litter container of claim 1, wherein said ramp further includes a tread surface disposed about said open surfaces.

3. The cat litter container of claim 2, wherein said tread provokes a cat to rub its paws thereacross as the cat passes over said ramp.

4. The cat litter container of claim 1, which further includes a wall open surface in a portion of said side retaining wall and which extends between a connection of said ramp, said base and said retaining side wall such that said tray is removably disposable onto said base and beneath said ramp through said wall open surface.

5. The cat litter container of claim 4, wherein said tray includes a gripping tab on an end of said tray to aid in disposal and removal thereof.