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A kitty litter box is made of cardboard, plastic or other disposable material and can be folded outwardly to an open position for use as a tray to hold kitty litter or other absorbent material for use by cats, and folded inwardly to a closed box after being used and ready for disposal at which time

A kitty litter box is made of cardboard, plastic or other disposable material and can be folded outwardly to an open position for use as a tray to hold kitty litter or other absorbent material for use by cats, and folded inwardly to a closed box after being used and ready for disposal at which time both the box and its contents are discarded. The two opposite side walls of the box each include a diagonal slit at about the midsection of each side wall with a plurality of score lines or fold lines positioned in relation to each diagonal slit which enable a portion of the midsection of each side wall to flex and fold inwardly when the two outer portions are folded along a pair of spaced apart lateral score lines or fold lines in the bottom wall. The two outer portions are folded or pivoted in an arcuate path toward each other whereby one of the outer portions of the box is received within the opposite outer portion. The box is thus folded or pivoted from its open position to a closed position. When in the closed position the end walls of each outer portion are adjacent each other in “one outside of the other”relationship. A handle on the outer portion which is inside can be extended through a slot in the end wall of the portion which is on the outside thereby locking the folded box in the closed position with its contents securely held inside.

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A disposable kitty litter assembly, comprising: a receptacle having a cavity to hold litter therein for use by pets, including a bottom wall having a first end edge and a second end edge, upright peripheral wall means integrally joined to said bottom wall throughout its entire periphery and extendin

A disposable kitty litter assembly, comprising: a receptacle having a cavity to hold litter therein for use by pets, including a bottom wall having a first end edge and a second end edge, upright peripheral wall means integrally joined to said bottom wall throughout its entire periphery and extending upright therefrom, terminating at an upper peripheral edge, said upright peripheral wall means including a first longitudinal side portion of said sheet extending perpendicularly from one side of said bottom wall, a second longitudinal side portion of said sheet extending perpendicularly from the opposite side of said bottom wall, a first lateral end portion of said sheet extending perpendicularly from said first end edge of said bottom wall, said first lateral end portion having a first frictional locking flap, a second lateral end portion of said sheet extending perpendicularly from said second end edge of said bottom wall, said second lateral end portion having a second frictional locking flap, first corner means to foldably connect one end of said first longitudinal side portion of said sheet to one end of said first lateral end portion thereof when in their respective upright positions, second corner means to foldably connect the opposite end of said first longitudinal side portion of said sheet to one end of said second lateral end portion thereof when in their respective upright positions, third corner means to foldable connect one end of said second longitudinal side portion of said sheet to the opposite end of said first lateral end portion thereof when in their respective upright positions, fourth corner means to foldably connect the opposite end of said second longitudinal side portion of said sheet to the opposite end of said second lateral end portion thereof when in their respective upright positions, said first and third corner means secured between said first lateral end portion and said first frictional locking flap, said frictional locking flap secured by frictionally engaging said first and second longitudinal side portions, said second and fourth corner means secured between said second lateral end portion and said second frictional locking flap, said frictional locking flap secured by frictionally engaging said first and second longitudinal side portions, said receptacle having: a first receptacle portion extending inwardly from said first end edge, a second receptacle portion extending inwardly from said second end edge, and pivot means, having a first pivot end disposed on said first longitudinal side portion and extending to a second pivot end disposed on said second longitudinal side portion, said first and second pivot ends each having diagonal slots, said pivot means positioned between said first and second receptacle portions for pivotal movement of said first receptacle portion relative to said second receptacle portion between an open position wherein said cavity of said receptacle is open and a closed position wherein said cavity of said receptacle is closed.