Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine ; Removal of manure from stables
  • A01K1/0107—Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine ; Removal of manure from stables
  • A01K1/0107—Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets
  • A01K1/0114—Litter boxes with screens for separating excrement from litter

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for maintaining, in a litter box for animals, in particular for cats, a protective cover intended to be placed inside said tray, to receive litter and to be discarded at the same time as the used bedding.
• a protective cover intended to be placed inside said tray, to receive litter and to be discarded at the same time as the used bedding.
• the first device which uses a garbage bag, has the following main drawbacks:
• the shapes of standard trash bags do not are not adapted to the shapes of the litter boxes, in particular rectangular, which are currently the only ones on the market.
• the second device which uses foldable cardboard boxes, of different shapes and embodiments, associated or not with flexible plastic envelopes, is used only occasionally, mainly because of its high price for a disposable device .
• the invention therefore aims to provide a device allowing the exploitation of any type of cover (sheet or bag) in any form of litter box (round or rectangular).
• the device according to the invention allows:
• the invention relates to a peripheral, removable element, provided with at least one wall, placed inside the container and conforming to the shape of the inner side wall thereof, capable of holding at least part of the side wall of the cover against said inner wall of the tank.
• the inner side wall of the peripheral element extends to the bottom and to the top of the side wall of the tank;
• an outer wall is connected to said inner wall; - an added bottom reinforces the bottom of the cover.
• FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the set "cover-cover-device” in its simplified version
• FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the same assembly in its developed version; - Figures 3,4 and 5 are sectional views of various variants of the device according to the invention.
• the assembly represented in FIG. 1 comprises:
• a litter box (1) generally made of injected plastic, of rectangular or round shape, for example of dimensions 450 ⁇ 300 mm when it is rectangular and of diameter 320 mm when it is round with a height of 100 mm about for both;
• peripheral element (4) removable, generally made of injected plastic, provided with at least one wall (5), placed inside the tank (1) and matching the shape of the inner side wall (7) of the latter facing it, adapted to hold at least part of the side wall (6) of the cover (2) against said side wall (7) of said tank;
• the wall (5) of the peripheral element (4) has a portion (15), located in the region of the lower edge of the side wall (7) of the tank (1), capable of holding the bottom (12) of the cover (2) stretched against the bottom (13) of said tank;
• the wall (5) of the peripheral element (4) has a portion (16), located in the area of the upper edge of the side wall (7) of the tank (1), capable of holding the upper edge of the wall side (6) of the cover (2) against the opening of said tank;
• the peripheral element (4) comprises (FIG. 3) only the portion (15) located in the region of the lower edge of the side wall (7) of said tank (1);
• the peripheral element (4) comprises (FIG. 4) only the portion (16) located in the area of the upper edge of the side wall (7) of said tank (1);
• the peripheral element (4) comprises (FIG. 2) a second wall (8), placed outside the tank (1), capable of hiding (and protecting) the folded-down part (9), of the cover (2 ), outside of said tank and the upper part of which is connected to the upper part of the wall (5) of said element (4) by means of a portion (10);
• the peripheral element (4) is made ( Figures 3 and 4) in two parts formed, for the first, by the lower element (15) and, for the second, by the upper element (16);
• the upper element (16) is associated (FIG. 5) with the walls (8) and (10);
• the wall (5) has open areas to lighten the weight of the material and therefore the cost price.
• the tank (1) and the peripheral element (4) are round: in this case there is a substantial saving in litter on the one hand because a round tank with a diameter of 320 mm requires , for the same height, twice less litter than a rectangular bin of dimensions 450 x 300 mm and on the other hand because in a round bin there is less projection of litter out of the bin and better concentration and exploitation of it by the cat (better recovery of excrement and better absorption of urine) therefore a lower frequency of change; in addition, the sheets or bags fit better in a round bin than in a rectangular bin;
• the cover (2) is either a sheet, a bag with a sliding closure link, a bag with side gussets or a bottom gusset, ete;
• the cover (2) is made of a material chosen from paper, cardboard, plastic, etc., or any composite material based on these various components;
• the funds (14) can for example be glued in series, to regular intervals, on a continuous strip (2) comprising precut or cut zones;
• the disposable cover (2) contains litter before it is placed in the bin (disposable dose);
• the wall (5) of the peripheral element (4) is parallel, or substantially parallel, to the wall (7) of the tank.
• the sheet When using a sheet, it is first stretched over the opening of the tray and the introduction of the peripheral element (4) has the effect of positioning a part of it (12) stretched against the bottom (13) of the tank and the other part (6) pressed against the inner side wall (5) of said tank. After use, the sheet is folded and closed either by means of a link or by making two knots with the four corners. The set can be thrown in a traditional trash can.
• the peripheral element (4) can also be introduced into the bag before introduction of the bag and said element into the bin (very practical solution in the case of a bag).
• the wall (5) of the peripheral element (4) also protects the side wall (6) of the cover (2). All the folds formed by the cover (2) to adapt to the shape of the side wall of the tank, are trapped between the side walls (5) and (7).
• the peripheral element (4) may also include, at its bottom, diametrical or radial ribs (not shown) to have better retention of the bottom of the bag in the bottom of the container.
• the space between the different ribs (or arms) being sufficient to allow the litter and the excrement to pass during the removal of said peripheral element.
• the element ⁇ pheric perished in this case is shaped basket.
• the space in question could also be calculated to let the litter pass and not the excrement or agglomerates in the case of a compact litter, this to extract them without having to change the litter.
• the wall (10) protects the cover from the cat's claws when it passes over the edges of the tank.
• the sheet (or film) cover can have any shape (round or rectangular for example).
• the covers can be sold in rolls or in accordion folding. They can be detachable (continuous) or stacked (discontinuous). They will be conditioned for example by 10 or by 20 in the same overwrap.

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