US 11,632,933 B1Granted

Disposable pet tray including a pet material

OwnerKelly Yonainventor

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Abstract

A disposable pet litter tray is formed by a sheet member that defines end wall portions and side wall portions around a floor portion. A layer of pet material is disposed on the floor portion and covered with a retaining film or equivalent layer of material that is adhered to the floor portion around the layer of pet material. The end wall and side wall portions can be folded over the floor portion and pet material, and the assembly can then be rolled up for travel, storage, sale, and/or shipping, prior to use. To use the disposable pet tray, the assembly is unrolled, and the end wall and wall portions are then raised to be substantially perpendicular to the plane of the floor portion. Then the retaining film can be removed to allow access to the pet material by a pet.

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A disposable pet tray, comprising:

a sheet member having:
a first end wall portion defined at a first end of the sheet member;
a second end wall portion defined at a second end of the sheet member opposite the first end;
a first sidewall portion defined along a first side of the sheet member from the first end to the second end of the sheet member;
a second sidewall portion defined along a second side of the sheet member, opposite the first side, and from the first end to the second end of the sheet member;
a floor portion that is bounded by the first end wall, second end wall, first sidewall, and second sidewall;
wherein the sheet member comprises lines formed between the floor portion and the first end wall portion, second end wall portion, first sidewall portion, and second sidewall portion, wherein the lines facilitate folding of the first end wall portion, second end wall portion, first sidewall portion, and second sidewall portion relative to the floor portion;
a layer of pet material disposed on a top surface of the sheet member and on the floor portion;
and
a retention film disposed over the layer of pet material and adhered to the sheet member on the floor portion around a perimeter of the layer of pet material to retain the layer of pet material in place on the floor portion, the retention film being moisture impervious and configured to be removed from the floor portion to expose the layer of pet material for use by a pet;
wherein, when in a stored position before use, the sheet member is configured in a roll with the layer of pet material and retention film in a spiral, wherein the first end is at an interior of the roll and the second end is on an exterior of the roll;
and
in a use configuration, the roll is unrolled such that the floor portion is flat, and the first end wall, second end wall, first side wall, and second sidewall are each raised at substantially a right angle to the floor portion.

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Abstract

A disposable pet tray, comprising:

a sheet member having:
a first end wall portion defined at a first end of the sheet member;
a second end wall portion defined at a second end of the sheet member opposite the first end;
a first sidewall portion defined along a first side of the sheet member from the first end to the second end of the sheet member;
a second sidewall portion defined along a second side of the sheet member, opposite the first side, and from the first end to the second end of the sheet member;
a floor portion that is bounded by the first end wall, second end wall, first sidewall, and second sidewall;
wherein the sheet member comprises lines formed between the floor portion and the first end wall portion, second end wall portion, first sidewall portion, and second sidewall portion, wherein the lines facilitate folding of the first end wall portion, second end wall portion, first sidewall portion, and second sidewall portion relative to the floor portion;
a layer of pet material disposed on a top surface of the sheet member and on the floor portion;
and
a retention film disposed over the layer of pet material and adhered to the sheet member on the floor portion around a perimeter of the layer of pet material to retain the layer of pet material in place on the floor portion, the retention film being moisture impervious and configured to be removed from the floor portion to expose the layer of pet material for use by a pet;
wherein, when in a stored position before use, the sheet member is configured in a roll with the layer of pet material and retention film in a spiral, wherein the first end is at an interior of the roll and the second end is on an exterior of the roll;
and
in a use configuration, the roll is unrolled such that the floor portion is flat, and the first end wall, second end wall, first side wall, and second sidewall are each raised at substantially a right angle to the floor portion.

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