| US 7,481,182 B2 | ||
| Pet litter pan enclosure | ||
| Jeffrey M. Simpson, 381 Oak Ridge Dr., Auburn, Ala. 36830 (US); and Mark A. Haley, Asheville, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Jeffrey M. Simpson, Auburn, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 22, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/829,606. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/465119, filed on Apr. 24, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0244716 A1, Dec. 09, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A01K 1/01 (2006.01); A01K 1/03 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 119—168 [119/479; 119/474; 119/498] | 9 Claims |
| 1. An enclosure for a pet litter pan comprising:
a substantially rigid frame comprising a top panel, first and second side panels, a front panel and a back panel, forming
an enclosure bounding an interior space for receiving a litter pan;
a moisture-resistant plastic stranded material applied onto said frame; and
wherein the front panel defines an access opening through the stranded material and the frame for permitting pet access to
the interior space, and further comprising a hinged coupling adjacent a bottom edge of the front panel whereby the front panel
can be pivotally opened to expose an interior face of the front panel; and
further comprising a pair of rails extending above the interior face of the front panel, each rail having a first end adjacent
the bottom edge of the front panel and a second end adjacent a top edge of the front panel, and each rail being positioned
a distance away from the side edges of the front panel.
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