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Domestic pets' chamberpot
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-01-03
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Granted: 1985-05-21
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Expires: 2004-01-03
Abstract
Abstract This invention is concerned with a chamberpot which is used for disposal of excrement from domestic pets such as cats, dogs and the like that are daily kept in the inside of rooms or of a house, which chamberpot being provided with a filling member wherein particular materials are contained that can cover an offensive odor of pets' excrement or mix aromatic compounds with the odor to overwhelm the same, or that can emit such a smell as incites pets to excrete into the chamberpot. The invention further involves a scoop to enable pet-keepers to dispose of their pets' excrement from the chamberpot without getting their hands dirty by directly touching the excrement.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshikazu Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:58
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/01; A01K1/0107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A chamberpot for domestic pets, comprising a lower frame member having a lower portion and extending upwardly therefrom an erect wall; and an upper frame member comprising an outer wall formed along a periphery thereof and insertably fixed on said erect wall of said lower frame member, an inner wall connected to said outer wall and forming a space therebetween for placement of a deodorizer, an aromatic or an inciting agent, a bottom portion formed substantially normal to said inner wall and connecting the inner wall and further having a mesh netting shape, and venting means disposed toward the connecting part of said inner wall and said outer wall and accessible to said space for venting said deodorizer, aromatic or inciting agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A chamberpot for domestic pets, comprising a lower frame member having a lower portion and extending upwardly therefrom an erect wall; and an upper frame member comprising an outer wall formed along a periphery thereof and insertably fixed on said erect wall of said lower frame member, an inner wall connected to said outer wall and forming a space therebetween for placement of a deodorizer, an aromatic or an inciting agent, a bottom portion formed substantially normal to said inner wall and connecting the inner wall and further having a mesh netting shape, and venting means disposed toward the connecting part of said inner wall and said outer wall and accessible to said space for venting said deodorizer, aromatic or inciting agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The chamberpot of claim 1, wherein said venting means comprises a movable lid for closing and opening said space for placement of said deodorizer, aromatic or inciting agent therethrough.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The chamberpot of claim 1, wherein said outer wall comprises an inwardly directed lip having a hole for holding a scoop.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The chamberpot of claim 1, wherein said upper frame and lower frame are substantially square in shape with arc portions located at the corners thereof; and wherein a corner is used to hold a scoop.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The chamberpot of claim 1, wherein said upper frame and said lower frame are made of synthetic resin, and wherein said outer wall of said upper frame has an inwardly directed lip for preventing material contained in said bottom from escaping.
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