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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Takayuki Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ikegami, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Hiroshima, Tokyo, JP;
Uni-Charm Corporation, Ehime, JP;
Abstract
To provide an animal litter box that is easy to clean and whose setup space is not large. An animal litter box equipped with an excreta container; a lower container; and a hood, the hood has a fixed hood at a backside; a movable hood disposed at a front side; and a pair of linking portions. The movable hood is formed with an opening. When the movable hood is changed from a closed state to an opened state, the protruding height Tthat is the difference of the height Tof the highest portion in the track of movement of the movable hood and the height Tof the highest portion of the animal litter box when the movable hood is in a closed state is lower than the height Tof the movable hood.