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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Central Garden & Pet Company, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Brad L. Mihlbauer, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Phillip C. Bartoszek, New Berlin, WI (US);
Ernie Katris, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Lawrence E. Sternal, Kansasville, WI (US);
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, Walnut Creek, AZ (US);
Abstract
In general, an enclosure is disclosed that includes a basin for storing water and an insert configured to be removably disposed within the basin and provide dry and wet sections that define a habitat for one or more amphibians and/or reptiles. Preferably, the insert includes an integrated filter arrangement that can be removed together, e.g., as a single unit, from the basin when cleaning is desired. More preferably, the insert includes a plurality of openings to allow water to drain via gravity into the basin as a user 'pulls' the insert from the same. Accordingly, a user may then remove the insert from the basin without necessarily removing creatures from within the insert, and more importantly, from the habitat provided by the same.