FR2779908A1 - Device for recovery of cat litter material, - Google Patents

Abstract

The device, for the recovery of cat litter, cleared of excrement and urine, solidified by the litter, consists of two trays (1 and 3), with flat and solid bases, and a third tray (2), with a perforated base. The trays are stacked on each other, with the perforated tray located between the other two trays, in order to receive the litter.

Description

-]. - The present invention relates to a device for enabling

separation

  easy cat feces, litter and easy recovery of clean litter.

  Litter recovery is traditionally carried out using a

  small perforated plastic shovel, which is long, unpleasant and does not allow recovery

  ration than part of the litter.

  The device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks.

  According to the first characteristics, it has three stacked rectangular bins, two of which have a flat and full bottom, and one with a perforated flat bottom located between these

two bins.

  This perforated bin allows, when the upper bin contains soiled litter, to recover clean litter, in the lower bin, just empty the upper bin

  in the perforated container which is stacked on the lower container to shake sideways, to collect

  insert the clean litter in the lower container and then empty the perforated container and replace it

cer between the two tanks.

  Once these operations have been carried out, the lower tray is found in the upper tray position, with clean bedding and the upper tray in the lower position, awaiting the renewal of the operation, by means of the intermediate perforated tray. The space between the

  perforated bottom tray and the bottom tray allows this to be done without having to

  dariser these two tanks to perform the movements of lateral jolts.

  According to particular embodiments, the space between the perforated container and the

  lower tray can be obtained using tabs located at the four corners of the tray, these

  quets with a height equal to half a height of a full-bottomed container. These will

  integral with the tank, by integration or by bonding.

  The cleats can be removable and can be replaced at the corners in a

  notch, this solution making it possible to reduce the height of the system when the cat uses

  read the litter, they will have a height equal to half a height of a tray with a full bottom.

  The space between the perforated container and the lower container can be obtained by reducing

  the height of the perforated tray half the height of a full bottom tray.

  The space between the perforated tray and the lower tray can be obtained by studs

  of rest located at the corners of the tanks with full bottom.

  The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:

  - Figure 1 shows in section the device of the invention.

  - Figure 2 shows a perspective of the device.

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  - Figure 3 shows in section a variant of this device.

  - Figure 4 shows in perspective three variants of this device Figure 5 shows in perspective a variant of this device With reference to these drawings, the device comprises two trays (1) and (3) with a solid bottom and a tray with a perforated bottom (2) whose four corners are provided with a cleat (4). The length of the cleats (4) and their position at each corner of the tank (2) allows a vacuum (8) to be created between the perforated tank (2) and the lower tank (3) and allows the user

  recover the clean litter in the lower bin (3). The tabs (4) fig. 1 and fig. 2 consti-

  kill an integrated part of the tank and can be made of plastic in one

  injection molding operation, or by gluing to the corners of the tank (2).

  FIG. 3 represents a variant of this device, in that the vacuum (8) between the perforated bottom container (2) and the full bottom container (3) is obtained by reducing the height of the

  perforated bottom tray (2) and removing the tabs (4) at the corners.

  According to one possible embodiment of the variants, making it possible to obtain the vacuum (8), between the perforated container (2) and the lower container (3), will be produced using cleats placed in the notches (5) at the four corners of the perforated tray (2) and articulated using

  pins (6) fixed in the perforations (6A) and (6B).

  The cleats (4A) articulated by a tongue (7) forming a hinge and

  killing an integrated part that can be made of plastic in a single injection molding operation allow the day (8) to be obtained between the perforated container (2) and the container

  lower (3), they will be placed at each corner of the tank in the notches (5).

  According to a possible embodiment, the variant making it possible to obtain the vacuum (8) consists in deforming the angles of the tanks 1 and 3, so as to obtain inside the studs

  rest (9) fig.5 on which the tank 2 rests.

  As an indication, the trays (1-2-3) will have the following dimensions: length 40 cm, width 30 cm, height 9 cm, except for the perforated tray (2) fig.3

half height 4.5 cm.

  The perforations in the tank (2) will be of sufficient size and will be in number.

  bre sufficient to allow the disposal of clean litter aggregates during the operation

  cleaning in order to separate and recover the faeces of the animal.

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Claims (6)

  1) Device for recovering cat litter, freed of its excrement and urine solidified by the litter, characterized in that it comprises two trays (1) and (3) at the bottom   flat and full and a container with a perforated bottom (2) these containers stacking, the perforated container (2) being posi-   tiated between the flat bottom and full trays (1) and (3), receiving the litter.   2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that tabs (4) positioned at the corners of the container with perforated bottom (2) limit the stacking height in the container   (1) or (3) during the litter recovery operations in order to leave an equivalent space   slow at the height of half a tray between the perforated tray (2) and the receiving tray (1) or (3)   depending on the position, these tabs will be an integrated part of the perforated tray (2).   3) Device according to claim I or claim 2 characterized in that the tabs (4C) tending to move the bottom of the perforated container (2), fig.4 are removable   and snap into a notch (5) located at each corner of the perforated tray (2).   4) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized   in that the tabs (4A) fig. 4 are articulated by a tab (7) integrated into the perforated container (2)   and forming a joint at each angle of the perforated tray (2).   ) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized   in that the tabs (4 B) fig. 4 are articulated in the notches (5) by a rod (6) formed   mant pivot axis in the perforations (6A) and (6B) at each angle of the perfo- d (2).   6) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the bottom of the tank per-   drilled (2) is raised by halving the height thereby the height of the bottom tank   perforated (2) will be equal to half the height of a flat-bottomed container (1) or (3).   7) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that rest pads (9), located at the corners of the tanks (1) and (3), allow to receive the perforated tank (2) and   create the vacuum (8) between the tank 2 and the tanks (1) or (3).