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Litter box having shelf formed in side wall thereof supporting fine and coarse grid assembly

Patent 5293837 Issued on March 15, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 12, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Issued on: 08/14/1979
Inventor: Edgar

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Issued on: 02/26/1980
Inventor: Menzel

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Issued on: 01/05/1988
Inventor: d'Aniello

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Issued on: 02/07/1989
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Pet litter box
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Issued on: 11/27/1990
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Inventor

Application

No. 059677 filed on 05/12/1993

US Classes:

119/166, Having means for separating waste from absorbent material209/373Compartments and receptacles

Examiners

Primary: Mancene, Gene
Assistant: Manahan, Todd E.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A01K 023/00

Abstract

A generally rectangular upwardly opening receptacle is constructed of plastic and includes side and end walls incorporating transversely thickened zones thereof in horizontal registry with each other and defining a reinforcing belt extending peripherally about said receptacle along lower portions of the side and end walls thereof. The side and end wall portions disposed beneath the reinforcing belt are inwardly offset relative to the remaining upper portions of the side and end walls and define a horizontal inwardly projecting shelf extending about the interior of the receptacle upon which a grid assembly is supported, the grid assembly incorporating a first weight supporting lower first grid and a second finer grid overlying and supported from the coarse grid. The coarse grid includes downwardly projecting center abutment structure supported therefrom for abutting and support from a central area of the bottom wall of the receptacle and one side wall of the receptacle includes an upwardly opening entrance notch formed therein whose lower margin is substantially horizontally registered with the grid assembly.

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