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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Unicharm Corporation, Ehime, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Yamamoto, Kanonji, JP;
Yasuhiro Akino, Kanonji, JP;
Assignee:
Unicharm Corporation, Ehime, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/01 (2006.01); A01K 1/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/0107 (2013.01); A01K 1/0152 (2013.01);
Abstract
An animal litter box includes a liquid passage portion having openings through which urine passes downward, and on which granules are disposed. The animal litter box includes an absorbent-body placement portion in which an absorbent body for absorbing the urine that has passed through the liquid passage portion is disposed. Each of the openings extends in a longitudinal direction. A maximum width of the openings in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction is equal to or smaller than 2.5 mm.