Disposable kitty litter box

A kitty litter box formed from a one-piece blank and is moveable between a closed position in which litter is contained within the closed box and an opened position, in which the litter is available for use by a cat;

• the kitty litter box comprising:
• a first section, a second section, and an intermediate section;
• said first and second sections being substantially identical in size and shape and each having a panel, side walls extending up from side edges of said panels and end walls extending up from end edges of said panels;
• said intermediate section having a panel and side walls extending up from side edges of said intermediate section panel;
• said first and second section panels being hingedly connected to said intermediate section panel and said first and second side walls being hingedly connected to said intermediate section side walls;
• whereby, when said kitty litter box is in said opened position;
• said panels of said first section, second section, and intermediate section are substantially coplanar and define a bottom of the opened kitty litter box and said side walls of said first section, second section, and intermediate section, and said end walls form a continuous wall around said opened kitty litter box;
• and, when said kitty litter box is in said closed position, said first section and second section panels define a front and back of said closed box, said intermediate section panel defines a bottom of said closed box, said first section side walls define outer side walls of said closed box, and said first section end wall defines an outer top wall of said closed box;
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• handles formed in said end walls by slits which are made in said end walls;
• said handles including spaced apart legs, and a cross-member extending between said legs, said handles having fold lines at distal ends of said legs such that said handles are movable between a first position in which said handles are coplanar with said end walls and a second position in which said handles are out of the plane of said end walls;
• said handles defining tabs on said end walls in the space defined by inner edges of said handle legs and cross-member;
• wherein, when said handles are in said second position, said slits defining said handle legs form channels in said end walls adjacent side edges of said tabs;
• when said kitty litter box is in said closed position, and said handles are in said second position, the legs of the second section handle extend through the channels of the first section end wall and frictionally engage edges of the first section channel;
• and the tab of the first section end wall extends between the legs of the second section handle and frictionally engages inner edges of said second section handle legs, the frictional engagement between said end walls and said handles operating to maintain said kitty litter box in said closed position;
• said end walls each consisting of an inner ply and an outer ply connected by a fold line, and said first and second section side walls including fold tabs sandwiched between said end wall inner and outer plies;
• said first and second section end wall inner plies frictionally engaging said first and second section panels, respectively, to hold said box in an assembled state without the use of glue;
• said first section end panel including a generally U-shaped channel in alignment with said handle;
• said generally U-shaped channel being substantially equal in size and shape to said handle and being substantially a mirror image of said handle;
• wherein when said box is in its folded state, said end panels interengage each other such that said second section end wall outer ply is adjacent said first section end wall inner ply;
• and said second section handle, when folded outwardly, passes through said generally U-shaped channel of said first section inner ply to be adjacent said first section handle.

A kitty litter box formed from a one-piece blank and is moveable between a closed position in which litter is contained within the closed box and an opened position, in which the litter is available for use by a cat;

• the kitty litter box comprising:
• a first section and a second section, said first and second sections being substantially identical in size and shape and each having a panel, side walls extending up from side edges of said panels and end walls extending up from end edges of said panels;
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• an intermediate section between said first and second sections;
• said intermediate section having a panel and side walls extending up from side edges of said intermediate section panel;
• said first and second section panels being hingedly connected to said intermediate section panel and said first and second side walls being hingedly connected to said intermediate section side walls;
• the side walls of said intermediate section and said first and second sections being formed to allow said kitty litter box to be moved between its opened and closed positions;
• said end walls being two-ply end walls;
• said end walls each comprising an inner ply and an outer ply;
• said box including a fold tab at ends of said first and second section side walls;
• said end wall inner and outer plies sandwiching said fold tabs;
• said end wall inner plies frictionally engaging said respective first and second section panels to hold said box in a formed state without the use of glue;
• whereby;
• when said kitty litter box is in said opened position;
• said panels of said first section, second section, and intermediate section are substantially coplanar and define a bottom of the opened kitty litter box and said side walls of said first section, second section, and intermediate section, and said end walls form a continuous wall around said opened kitty litter box;
• and, when said kitty litter box is in said closed position, said first section and second section panels define a front and back of said closed box, said intermediate section panel defines a bottom of said closed box, said first section side walls define outer side walls of said closed box, and said first section end wall defines an outer top wall of said closed box.