Patent ID: 6338318
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A combination cat carrier and cat organizer device for supporting a litter box above a ground surface and for organizing a plurality of cat-related paraphernalia, the combination comprising:a cat carrier having a carrier top and a carrier bottom connected by a carrier sidewall, the carrier sidewall having a carrier opening, the carrier bottom being shaped to support the cat carrier upon the ground surface; a carrier top surface provided by the carrier top, the cat carrier being sized and shaped to support the litter box upon the carrier top surface above the ground surface; a gate hingably attached to the cat carrier to pivot between an open position in which the gate does not cover the carrier opening, and a closed position in which the gate substantially covers the carrier opening; the carrier top, the carrier bottom, the carrier sidewall, and the gate cooperating to define a cat containing area when the gate is in the closed position; a means for locking the gate in the closed position; at least one drawer matchbox unit having a drawer and a drawer sleeve, the drawer sleeve having a sleeve top and a sleeve bottom connected by a sleeve sidewall, the sleeve sidewall having a sleeve opening shaped to receive the drawer, the drawer being positioned within the sleeve opening; and a sleeve top surface provided by the sleeve top of the drawer sleeve of the at least one drawer matchbox unit.