Abstract A reusable, sanitary pet lavatory comprises a pair of identical nested box-like receptacles with each of the receptacles having a screened or perforated plate positioned above a slideable floor member. In use, the upper receptacle, which contains pet litter, nests within and is supported by the lower receptacle; the floor members located in each receptacle being in a closed position with respect to the perforated plate. The closed floor member in the upper receptacle prevents the pet litter, in which pet excrement is deposited, from falling into the lower receptacle until separation of the excrement from the litter is desired. The apertures perforated in the plate member are sized to screen out the solid pet excrement while permitting the separated pet litter to pass through to the lower receptacle for collection when the slide in the upper receptacle is opened. The components are interchangeable so that each receptacle can serve as either the separating or collecting means for the lavatory.
A reusable sanitary pet lavatory which comprises a pair of vertically stacked, substantially identical, interchangeable, upper and lower receptacles, each of said receptacles comprising a peripheral frame, a plate member within said receptacle frame containing a plurality of apertures, and a floor member mounted beneath said plate member and movable with respect thereto for respectively exposing and closing off said apertures in said plate member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A reusable sanitary pet lavatory which comprises a pair of vertically stacked, substantially identical, interchangeable, upper and lower receptacles, each of said receptacles comprising a peripheral frame, a plate member within said receptacle frame containing a plurality of apertures, and a floor member mounted beneath said plate member and movable with respect thereto for respectively exposing and closing off said apertures in said plate member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The pet lavatory of claim 1 further characterized in that said peripheral frame is substantially rectangular and comprises a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls; and said floor member is mounted within a slot in said front wall for slideable movement in a horizontal diRection with respect to said peripheral frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The pet lavatory of claim 2 wherein each receptacle further comprises a recessed ledge extending along the inner periphery of the top edge of said peripheral frame for supporting another of said receptacles nested therein with the bottom edge of the supported receptacle resting on said ledge and spaced above said plate member of the lower receptacle; and channel means extending from the ends of said slot along the inner periphery of said side and rear walls for supporting said slideable floor member therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The pet lavatory of claim 3 wherein said floor member further comprises a stop attached to the rear end of said floor member for preventing disengagement of said floor from said slot when said floor member is moved to a completely opened position with respect to said plate member.