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A litter box apparatus for small animals includes an open box and a cover received over the box. The cover includes a hooded opening for permitting animal access to the box, and is supported on the box for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between a use position in which the cover closes off

A litter box apparatus for small animals includes an open box and a cover received over the box. The cover includes a hooded opening for permitting animal access to the box, and is supported on the box for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between a use position in which the cover closes off the box except for the opening so that animals may enter and use the box, and a service position in which the cover exposes the box for servicing. The pivot axis is centrally located over the floor so that the cover rolls about the box between the use and service positions without requiring a substantial amount of additional floor space than that occupied by the box.

대표청구항 ▼

A litter box apparatus comprising: an open box presenting front and rear ends and including a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall extending around the bottom wall; a cover received over at least a portion of the box and including an opening for permitting animal access to the box at the front en

A litter box apparatus comprising: an open box presenting front and rear ends and including a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall extending around the bottom wall; a cover received over at least a portion of the box and including an opening for permitting animal access to the box at the front end; a mounting means for mounting the cover on the box for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between a use position in which the cover substantially closes off the box except for the opening at the front end so that animals may enter and use the box, and a service position in which the cover exposes the box for servicing, the horizontal axis being located substantially halfway between the front and rear ends of the box; and a vent means for venting air from within the box, the opening being formed in the cover at a height that is below the vent means in the use position of the cover so that air currents through the litter box follow a path into the opening and out through the vent means.