Pet toilet
AssigneeRichell U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsSatoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
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Abstract
A pet toilet that prevents scattering of litter material or tracking of litter material into the home is disclosed. The pet toilet comprises a toilet body having a box portion for containing sand or litter, a seat having a floor defining an opening so that dung and urine may pass from the animal to the sand. The seat is removably mounted on the upper opening of the box portion, and the seat may be lifted from a first position to a second position. Preferably, the seat structure defines a plurality of holes. These holes encourage sand to return to the box rather than to be tracked into the house. The toilet may be used without the seat for small pets such as kittens and still provides advantages to prevent the scattering of sand or litter during digging.
Claims32
A pet toilet, comprising:
- a toilet body having a body peripheral wall having an outside and an inside;
- a container portion provided inside of said body peripheral wall for containing sand, said container portion having a bottom sand-receiving area, a container peripheral wall extending from said bottom area and upward to a container upper surface defining a container upper opening;
- a seat having a floor defining a generally central seat opening which seat opening permits excreted dung or urine from a pet user to fall down into any sand placed in the container portion, said seat removably mounted on said container upper surface, and which seat can be lifted up from a first use position to a second upright position;
- wherein said seat has a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion, said seat further comprising a projecting piece located on said rear portion so that a gap is defined between said projecting piece and said central portion of said seat, said projecting piece serving as a turning fulcrum and as a support for the seat when it is lifted up from said first position to said second position;
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- an upright piece located on said container upper surface, said upright piece protruding upward and obliquely backwards toward the rear of said toilet body, said upright piece functioning to hold said seat upright when said seat is lifted up to said second position.
A pet toilet, comprising:
- a toilet body having a body peripheral wall having an outside and an inside;
- a container portion provided adjacent and separate from said inside of said body peripheral wall for containing sand, said container portion having a bottom sand-receiving area, a container peripheral wall adjacent to said bottom area and extending upward to a container upper surface defining a container upper opening;
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- a seat having a floor defining a generally central seat opening which seat opening permits excreted dung or urine from a pet user to fall down into any sand placed in the container portion. said seat removably mounted on said container upper surface, and which seat can be lifted up from a first use position to a second upright position;
- wherein said seat has a seat peripheral wall formed round the floor and which comprises a low wall from the center to the rear of the seat and a hill-shaped high wall gradually rising from the center to the front end, said high wall continuing with the container peripheral wall of the toilet body when the seat is mounted in said first position so that the seat is surrounded entirely.
The pet toilet of 18, in which an empty space is formed inside The back of the hill-shaped high wall, which along with a space in the toilet body, forms a storage space for tools.
A pet toilet, comprising:
- a toilet body having a body peripheral wall having an outside and an inside;
- a container portion provided adjacent and separate from said inside of said body peripheral wall for containing sand, said container portion having a bottom sand-receiving area, a container peripheral wall adjacent to said bottom area and extending upward to a container upper surface defining a container upper opening;
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- a seat having a floor defining a generally central seat opening which seat opening permits excreted dung or urine from a pet user to fall down into any sand placed in the container portion, said seat removably mounted on said container upper surface, and which seat can be lifted up from a first use position to a second upright position;
- wherein said scat has a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion, said seat further comprising a projecting piece located on said rear portion so that a gap is defined between said projecting piece and said central portion of said seat, said projecting piece serving as a turning fulcrum and as a support for the seat when it is lifted up from said first position to said second position;
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- wherein said seat has a seat peripheral wall formed around the floor and which comprises a low wall from the center to the rear of the seat and a hill-shaped high wall gradually rising from the center to the front end, said high wall continuing with the container peripheral wall of the toilet body when the seat is mounted in said first position s that the seat is surrounded entirely.
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