Patent ID: 7849818
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal litter box comprising: an excreta container comprising a liquid-permeable bottom portion and an open top portion; a lower container positioned below the excreta container, comprising a drawable tray that collects liquid that passed through the bottom portion and an insertion inlet to insert the draw tray; and a hood disposed to cover an opening of the excreta container, wherein the hood comprises: a fixed hood disposed at a backside that is one end of the excreta container; a movable hood disposed at a front side that is an opposite side to the backside of the excreta container, and a pair of linking portions that rotatably links the movable hood; the movable hood has a substantially square shape including a flat top face, a flat front face, and opposing substantially square side faces, and rotates outside the fixed hood, and the front face has a planar open portion provided thereon; the insertion inlet is disposed at the front side; when the movable hood is open, the front side at the opening, and a bottom portion is also exposed; and when the movable hood is moved between a closed position and an opened position, a protruding height which is the difference of a height of the highest position that the movable hood reaches as it moves between the open and closed positions and a highest portion of the animal litter box when the movable hood is in the closed position is smaller than a height of the movable hood when the movable hood is in the closed position.