Animal bedding material
OwnerGareth D. J. Whitehead, Thomas H. Gardnerinventors
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Abstract
This invention provides bedding material or litter for animals, consisting of strips or pieces of absorbent non-toxic paper of randomly distributed lengths. The paper, for example in the form of newspaper sheets, is shredded and the shreds are then cut into short strips or small `diced` pieces which are used as the bedding material. The cutting of the paper shreds is effected by means of a high speed rotary shearing cutter having heavy duty blades which cooperate with a stator bar. By arranging for the rotary cutter blades to have different clearances from the stator bar a mixture of cut shred lengths can be obtained which makes an ideal bedding material.
Claims7
A bedding material for animals adapted for direct contact by the animals, comprising a mixture of at least two different sizes of newsprint shreds, said shreds each having a width of from about 10 to about 40 mm and a length of from about 5 to about 120 mm, whereby said mixture includes a sufficient proportion of sufficiently small shreds such that the mixture is substantially uncongealed following a prolonged period of use.
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