# US 2014/0360437 A1 · Collapsible cat litter box

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- Number: US 2014/0360437 A1
- Document ID: US20140360437A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/298,063
- Filed: 2014-06-06
- Published: 2014-12-11
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-06
- Assignees: Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co.,Ltd
- Inventors: Bin QIU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360437A1

## CPC

- A01K 1/0125: {Foldable or collapsible litter boxes}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A collapsible cat litter box includes a top cover and a bottom basin. The bottom basin is fixable to the top cover by screws and nuts. The bottom basin and the top cover are provided with holes cooperating with the screws and nuts. Two screw-holes are provided at each of two ends of the bottom basin and two screw-holes are provided at each of two ends of the top cover. The top cover is provided with an opening for a cat to enter and exit. A body of the top cover is collapsible. The top cover is made of a blow-molded material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A collapsible cat litter box, comprising:
a top cover,
a bottom basin, and
a fixing unit configured to fix the top cover to the bottom basin, wherein
the top cover includes first holes, and the bottom basin includes second holes,
the fixing unit includes screws and corresponding nuts, and
the first and second holes are configured to cooperate with the screws and nuts to fix the top cover to the bottom basin.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom basin is formed in a rectangular shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 2, wherein a shape of the top cover matches the shape of the bottom basin.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the second holes are positioned on a periphery of the bottom basin.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the second holes are provided at each of two opposing ends of the bottom basin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the top cover further comprises an opening for a cat to enter and exit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the first holes are provided on a periphery of the top cover.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the first holes are provided at two ends of the top cover and positions of the first holes coincide with positions of the second holes provided at the two ends of the bottom basin.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the top cover is collapsible.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 9, wherein the top cover includes a body having a plurality of ridges and grooves alternatively arranged in a longitudinal direction of the top cover, and the body of the top cover is collapsible.

### Claim 11

The collapsible cat litter box according to 4, wherein the bottom basin comprises a body and an edge portion defining the periphery of the bottom basin and protruding outwardly from the body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 11, wherein the edge portion of the bottom basin is configured to receive an edge portion of the top cover when the top cover is fixed to the bottom basin.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein the top cover is made of a blow-molded material.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The collapsible cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein a height of the top cover is less than a width of the bottom basin so that the top cover is placeable in the bottom basin when the top cover is collapsed in a longitudinal direction transverse to the width direction of the bottom basin.