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US 2007/0163508 A1Published application
Waste disposal system
AssigneeEpic Pets Incorporated
InventorTheodore R. Gloor
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Abstract
A waste disposal system includes a receptacle with a base adapted to receive a waste tray assembly on a top panel thereof. The top panel includes an inlet drain opening. A discharge drain is provided in the receptacle base. The waste tray assembly can include natural or artificial turf, and is removable from the top panel. A cover can be mounted on the receptacle base and can be movable between open and closed positions. Alternatively, a lid can be provided for removably mounting on the receptacle base.
Claims20
A portable pet waste receptacle, which comprises:
- a receptacle base with top and bottom panels, walls and an enclosed interior;
- an inlet drain assembly including an inlet port formed in said top panel and communicating with said interior;
- and
- a waste receiver removably placed on said top panel.
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A waste receptacle, which includes:
- a receptacle base including a top, a bottom panel, opposite sidewalls, a front wall and a back wall, said walls extending between said top and said bottom panels;
- said bottom panel and said walls forming a waste pan;
- said walls including a waste pan lip;
- said top including a top panel, a rim and a top lip mounted on said waste pan lip;
- said top panel including an interior portion with an inlet drain opening;
- and
- a waste tray assembly removably placed on said top panel.
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A waste receptacle, which includes:
- a receptacle base including a top, a bottom panel, opposite sidewalls, a front wall and a back wall, said walls extending between said top and said bottom panels;
- said bottom panel and said walls forming a waste pan with a configuration adapted for nesting with other waste receptacles;
- said walls including a waste pan lip;
- said top including a top panel, a rim and a top lip mounted on said waste pan lip;
- said top panel including an interior portion with an inlet drain opening located in proximity to said front wall;
- a waste tray assembly removably placed on said top panel;
- said waste pan and top lips being connected by at least one of the group comprising:
- adhesive, sealant, welding and mechanical fasteners;
- said bottom panel including multiple longitudinally-extending stiffening ribs;
- said top panel including multiple stiffening ribs, at least some of which extend generally radially from said inlet drain opening towards said top rim;
- said top panel sloping downwardly towards said inlet drain opening;
- said bottom panel including a pair of roller receivers each located in proximity to said back wall and a respective sidewall;
- a pair of rollers each mounted on said bottom panel in a respective roller receiver;
- said waste pan including a discharge drain located in one of said walls and including a drain cap with open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing said discharge drain;
- said rim having a hollow construction;
- a drain opening flange depending downwardly from said top panel into an interior of said receptacle base and having a lower edge;
- air pockets formed by said rim and said receptacle base top panel with said inlet drain opening flange trapping vapor in said air pockets above the lower edge of said inlet drain opening flange;
- a lid with a lid perimeter flange adapted for capturing said lips whereby said lid is secured on said top;
- and
- said waste tray assembly comprising artificial turf and hook-and-loop fasteners attached to and removably mounting said artificial turf on said top panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.