US 2004/0200424 A1Published application

Prepackaged litter and litter box system

OwnerCarl Kenneth Stolpeinventor

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Abstract

This is a complete prepackaged litter box system that includes pre-measured sealed plastic bags of litter in a cardboard box contain. The bags of prepackaged litter are measured, in quantity, to provide a sufficient amount of litter for the standard litter box. There are several prepackaged bags in each box container allowing, at minimum, seven complete changes of the bag and litter. Each bag when put in use is unsealed with the removable tie wrap. It is placed in the box where it contains the litter and also serves as a moisture liner to contain the animal waste. The bag when opened spreads the litter in the box and the open end is turned over the four upright edges of the box and is held in place by fitting the top of the box onto the bottom portion of the box. Hence the box container in which the product is shipped is then used as the litter box for the number of prepackaged bags of litter. To change the litter, the bag containing the soiled litter is removed and sealed with a tie wrap and disposed of and the new bag of litter is placed in the box. This system of packaging contains the prepackaged product for shipment and provides disposable plastic bag liners and a disposable litter box, which in its entirety is safely disposed of and is completely sanitary for its use and disposal.

This litter box system is a complete method of providing for the disposal of cat animal waste in a domestic environment.

a. The box container is designed to carry the several prepackaged bags of litter in a convenient container size and is configured for easy transport of the product from the store to the home.
b. The container is a simple box design, with an outer wrapper, that serves to contain the entire box and product and provides a handle for carrying the box, much like an attachécase.
c. The box consists of a bottom, a top, a blank cover to retain the bags of product and the outer wrapper which secures the container, provides a carrying handle and is the surface for printing instruction, name identification, etc.
d. The box container is quite easily and conveniently converted into a litter box.
For this use the outer wrapper is removed, the top portion of the box is taken off, the blank cover is removed and all of the prepackaged bags of litter are removed. The box container, with the top and bottom portions, is then a standard size litter box.
e. Each prepackaged bag of litter is pre-measured and sealed with a tie wrap. The box container is utilized by placing one of the bags of litter in the bottom portion of the box, removing the tie wrap from the bag and turning the loose ends of the plastic bag over the four sides of the bottom portion of the box. The top of the box is then put in place and it secures the plastic bag to the sides of the box.
f. When this container is assembled with the litterbag installed and secured with the top of the box in place, it is an adequate size litter box for the animal's use. It is a neat and clean place for the animal to deposit waste in a moisture resistant and sanitary envelope containing the litter.
g. This system provides a clean, sanitary method for servicing the litter box. The prepackaged litterbag is convenient and easy to install. The plastic bag is configured to fit the dimensions of the bottom portion of the box. The plastic bag serves as a liner to contain the litter and the animal waste. The bag is easily removed by gathering the loose portion of the bag, sealing the bag with a tie wrap and disposing of the bag containing the animal waste. There is no contact with the litter or with the waste. By sealing the bag there is no unpleasant handling of the soiled litter or any unpleasant odor from the animal waste.

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