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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Takayuki Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ikegami, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Hiroshima, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuaki Namikawa, Toyama, JP;
Takayuki Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ikegami, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Hiroshima, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuaki Namikawa, Toyama, JP;
Uni-Charm Corporation, Ehime, JP;
Abstract
An animal litter box includes: an upper container, which having an upper opening for animals to come in and out, and a bottom portion, which allows fluid to pass through and over which particulate matter is spread; and a lower container having a lower opening provided below the bottom portion, and a holding portion for disposing a fluid absorbing sheet container in which the fluid absorbing sheet which absorbs fluid passing through the bottom portion is laid, wherein a fitting portion for fitting to an edge of a lower opening of the lower container is provided at a side or bottom of the upper container. The fitting portion is preferably a stepped portion or a concave portion.