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US 10,893,655 B2Granted
Disposable cat litter box
OwnerPorter W. Kauffman, II, Chad R. Kauffmaninventors
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Abstract
A cat litter box is designed to be folded into a compact form for storage and shipment to a customer and unfolded by the customer for use. When it is time to replace the litter box, the cat litter box can be refolded back into a compact form for disposal. A lid 40 protects the box during storage and shipment.
Claims20
A cat litter box comprising:
- a bottom;
- side walls extending upwardly from the bottom to form a litter compartment;
- a cat litter tray disposed in the litter compartment, wherein the cat litter tray is shaped to conform to an interior space of the litter compartment and includes an outer periphery that is sealed to the inner surfaces of the side walls;
- extension panels hingedly connected to respective side walls and configured to move between a folded position in which the cat litter compartment is enclosed by the extension panels and an unfolded position in which the extension panels extend upward from the side walls to form an extended litter compartment with the extension panels hingedly connected together and form a continuous wall that extends around the litter compartment in the unfolded position;
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- an opening in one of the extension panels to enable a cat to enter into and exit from the extended litter compartment when the sidewalls are in the unfolded position.
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A method of manufacturing a cat litter box, the method comprising:
- providing a box having a bottom and side walls forming a litter compartment and extension panels hingedly connected to the side walls;
- applying a heat-activated adhesive coating to the inner surface of side walls;
- disposing a cat litter tray in the litter compartment;
- pressing the side walls into contact with the perimeter of the cat litter tray while applying heat to the side walls to activate the adhesive and adhere the cat litter tray to the inner surface of the side walls with the extension panels extending continuously without gaps around the cat litter tray and extending outward above a top of the cat litter tray.
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A cat litter box comprising:
- a bottom;
- side walls extending upwardly from the bottom to form a litter compartment;
- extension panels hingedly connected to respective side walls and configured to move between a folded position in which the cat litter compartment is enclosed by the extension panels and an unfolded position in which the extension panels extend upward from the side walls to form an extended litter compartment with the extension panels connected together to form a continuous barrier without gaps;
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- an opening that extends into an exposed upward edge of one of the extension panels to enable a cat to enter into and exit from the extended litter compartment when the side walls and the extension panels are in the unfolded position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.