Reformable carton and cat litter housing assembly
OwnerRoger J. Bella, William B. Rochedieuinventors
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Abstract
A disposable cat litter container made of a precut and scored sheet of paper board which is foldable initially into a compact shipping carton containing litter and a plastic bag, the carton being partially unfoldable into a support structure having a bottom, side and end walls. The support structure is insertable into the bag. The bag covers the top of the structure and forms a roof therefore and the open end of the bag aligns with an opening in the support structure accommodating ingress and exit of the animal with respect to the container.
Claims20
A single use entirely disposable cat litter unit comprising a frame structure including a litter-filled bottom tray portion and side walls and end panels extending upwardly therefrom and,
- one of said end panels having an opening therein,
- said walls and panels engaging each other along lateral margins thereof,
- a flexible bag enclosing the frame structure and having an open end providing a cat-entry and exit doorway through said opening for said unit.
A cat litter enclosure comprising an internal relatively rigid structure foldable from a scored flat blank sheet into a quadrilateral tray having a bottom and upright wall portions,
- and end panels connected with a pair of opposing wall portions and side wall tray cover forming portions connected with the other opposed wall portions,
- said cover portions being adapted to be folded toward each other to cover the tray and said end panels being adapted to be folded over the cover portions and forming a shipping carton with the tray, and
- means for encasing said structure for holding the tray and said end panels and wall portions an upright position.
A kitty litter holder comprising a flat sheet of precut scored material foldable into a shipping carton for containing litter and a plastic bag,
- said carton having side and end portions unfoldable to provide a litter-holding tray and upright side and end extensions extending above the tray and forming a bag-support structure,
- a bag positioned in encasing relation to said tray and structure and being tightly drawn thereabout for holding said tray and structure in an upright position and to provide a roof therefor, and said bag having an open end providing a passageway into and out of said holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.