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US 5,392,940 AGranted
Pet waste disposal system
AssigneeHueter Toledo, Inc.
InventorDon C. Pierce
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Abstract
The pet waste disposal system is provided. The system includes an interior chamber formed by a plurality of generally vertically extending panels arranged to define an upper entrance to the interior chamber. Clip means are provided to suitably secured adjacent abutting edges of panels. A normally closed closure member is hingedly secured to the upper edge of one of the panels.
Claims2
An animal waste disposal chamber for substantial disposition beneath the surface of the ground, said chamber maintainable in an unassembled, generally planar condition prior to assembly and installation in the ground, and comprising:
- a) a plurality of planar wall panels, each wall panel provided with angled side edges forming side surfaces for abutting complementary side surfaces on adjacent wall panels when said chamber is assembled, the side edges having a retention rib member with a side surface extending from the planar wall panel;
- b) a plurality of elongate connectors, each connector provided with a longitudinal channel for receiving and securing the retention rib member of the abutting side surfaces of adjacent wall panels such that said plurality of planar wall panels are secured by said plurality of connectors to define a waste disposal chamber having a top aperture and a bottom aperture of an area larger than the area of the top aperture;
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- c) a cover hingedly secured to said plurality of planar panels about the top aperture, said cover positioned in a normally closed position for enclosing the top aperture, and including a foot pedal integrally formed in said cover for selectively moving said cover to an open position, whereby the planar panels and connectors are formed into a chamber and buried under the ground such that the top aperture and cover extend above the ground to facilitate the disposal of animal waste through the top aperture and into the chamber for decomposition into the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.