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US3890930A
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Animal commode
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-11-02
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Granted: 1975-06-24
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Expires: 1993-11-02
Abstract
Abstract An animal commode including an inner container capable of receiving an animal and carrying a removable lining which can be replaced from time to time. The inner container is received within an outer structure which extends beneath and around the inner container and has an upper portion extending over the top of the inner container while leaving at least at one end of the outer structure an opening through which an animal will have free access into and out of the inner container. The upper portion of the outer structure normally covers and blocks the interior of the inner container from view, particularly from above, while at the same time this upper portion of the outer structure is movable with respect to the remainder thereof to and from a normal position covering the inner container. Thus when the upper portion of the outer structure is moved away from this normal position the inner container is freely accessible so as to render the lining easy to remove and replace.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:02
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/01; A01K1/0107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
293 words
In an animal commode, inner container means for receiving an animal, said inner container means having a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly from the periphery of said bottom wall while being open at the top, so that an animal can enter into said inner container means, liner means removably carried by said inner container means and lining the interior thereof, so that from time to time said liner means can be removed from said inner container means and replaced by another liner means, and outer means extending beneath said inner container means around the latter and over the top thereof while leaving said inner container means freely accessible tO an animal at least at one end of said outer means, said outer means having over said container means an upper portion blocking the interior of said inner container means from view at least from above and said upper portion of said outer means being movable with respect to the remainder of said outer means to and from a normal position located over said inner container means, so that when said upper portion of said outer means is moved away from said normal position thereof said inner container means is freely accessible for removal and replacement of said liner means, said outer means being in the form of a box in which said inner container means is located, and said upper portion of said outer means being in the form of a pair of swingable flaps of said box pitched toward each other and removably connected to each other over said inner container means for providing at opposed ends of the latter a pair of triangular openings through which an animal has free access to the interior of said inner container means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
293 words
In an animal commode, inner container means for receiving an animal, said inner container means having a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly from the periphery of said bottom wall while being open at the top, so that an animal can enter into said inner container means, liner means removably carried by said inner container means and lining the interior thereof, so that from time to time said liner means can be removed from said inner container means and replaced by another liner means, and outer means extending beneath said inner container means around the latter and over the top thereof while leaving said inner container means freely accessible tO an animal at least at one end of said outer means, said outer means having over said container means an upper portion blocking the interior of said inner container means from view at least from above and said upper portion of said outer means being movable with respect to the remainder of said outer means to and from a normal position located over said inner container means, so that when said upper portion of said outer means is moved away from said normal position thereof said inner container means is freely accessible for removal and replacement of said liner means, said outer means being in the form of a box in which said inner container means is located, and said upper portion of said outer means being in the form of a pair of swingable flaps of said box pitched toward each other and removably connected to each other over said inner container means for providing at opposed ends of the latter a pair of triangular openings through which an animal has free access to the interior of said inner container means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein said inner container means has at opposed ends a pair of flanges extending over edges of said box for giving free access to the interior of said inner container means through either of the openings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The combination of claim 2 and wherein said liner means extends around said flange.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
The combination of claim 3 and wherein said inner containr means has a corner portion formed with a notch while a flexible filamentary means extends around said inner container means at the exterior thereof overlapping said liner means to hold the same connected to said inner container means, said filamentary means extending into said notch for providing a secure connection through said filamentary means of said liner means to said inner container means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein said upper portion of said outer means carries at an upper region thereof a handle means by which said outer means together with said inner container means can readily be carried about.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
The combination of claim 5 and wherein each of said pair of swingable flaps of said box includes at an edge thereof spaced from said inner container means an upper portion, the respective upper portions of said pair of flaps extending substantially parallel to each other and in engagement with each other when said flaps are in said normal position to define said handle means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein said upper portion of said outer means has an inner surface situated over and directed downwardly toward the interior of said inner container means, and flexible sheet means fixed to said inner surface of said upper portion of said outer means and hanging from the latter downwardly into said inner container means along said liner means for shielding the interior of said outer means behind said sheet means from the interior of said inner container means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
101 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein said outer means is lined at least at inner surfaces of said flaps which are directed downwardly toward the interior of said container means with a thermoplastic sheet material, and flexible thermoplastic sheet means heat-sealed to said material lining said inner surfaces of said flaps and hanging therefrom into the interior of said inner container means in engagement with said lining means at least along opposed sides of said inner container means which extend between said flanges thereof for shielding the interior of said outer means from the interior of said inner container means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The combination of claim 1 and wherein each of said pair of swingable flaps includes an upper portion at an edge thereof spaced from said inner container means, said upper portions of said flaps being in engagement and extending substantially parallel to each other when said flaps are in said normal position, said outer means including means for releaseably securing together said outer portions of said flaps.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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