Patent ID: 9445575
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent pad configured for receiving waste, the absorbent pad comprising: a base layer including a collection region surrounded by a peripheral edge having a rectangular shape, such that a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner are disposed in spaced relationship to one another along the peripheral edge; and a string slidably attached to the base layer at only the first corner, the second corner, third corner, and the fourth corner; wherein the base layer is configured to move from an open position to a closed position; wherein the base layer is configured to be substantially flat when the base layer is in the open position such that the string is configured to be disposed along the entire peripheral edge when the base layer is in the open position; and wherein the base layer is configured to move from the open position to the closed position in response to sliding the string relative to the base layer at each of the first corner, the second corner, the third corner, and the fourth corner, such that, in the closed position, the peripheral edge is drawn together at each of the first corner, the second corner, the third corner, and the fourth corner, to form a bundle and the string is not disposed along the peripheral edge extending between each of the first corner, the second corner, the third corner, and the fourth corner.