SMALL ANIMAL LITTER CONTAINER

摘要

A small animal litter container is provided with an enclosed design that keeps animal elimination products contained within the litter material and/or the container without leakage and avoids spillage of these materials beyond the container. Cylindrical telescoping interior and exterior housing sections engage to form a covered elimination area within the container. A corresponding keyhole-type of opening in each housing section aligns when the housing sections are engaged to form an animal access door with a unique angled shape that guides an animal to the inside elimination area. A base housing section is formed with a circular cross-section unitary wall with a height that effectively captures and contains all products of elimination without leakage or spillage beyond the container. The present small animal litter container may be used effectively by all kinds of pets, including cats and dogs, whether they exhibit typical or atypical elimination behaviors or habits.

主权项

1. A litter container suitable for use by one or more small pets that exhibit a range of elimination behaviors, wherein said litter container comprises:
a. a first housing section with a base portion adapted to support the housing section on a flat surface connected to a unitary wall that extends coaxially between the base to form an outer edge of the housing, wherein said unitary wall includes a notch opening extending from said outer edge a selected distance toward the base; b. a second housing section sized to telescopingly receive said first housing section within said second housing section interior, wherein a wall portion of said second housing includes a keyhole opening extending from an outer edge of said wall portion a selected distance from said wall portion outer edge; and c. when said first housing section is telescopingly received within said second housing section, said notch opening aligns with said keyhole opening to define an angled access doorway configured to direct a pet into an elimination area contained within telescoped first and second housings.