Patent ID: 8109238
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A strip assembly for facilitating the transfer of cat waste from a litter box pan to a waste receptacle, said strip assembly comprising: a tape having an adhesive side, a release side, an incline section, a flat section and a discharge section; a first strip member having a top side and a bottom side, said top side of the first strip member being attached to a flat section adhesive side of the tape; a second strip member, said second strip member being attached to a discharge section adhesive side of said tape in a manner that a portion of the second strip member protrudes outside the discharge section of the tape; a flexible hinge between the flat section and the discharge section, said hinge being configured for allowing the discharge section to bend downward into the waste receptacle when carrying the cat waste, said flexible hinge also being configured to rebound to an original position after the waste has been discharged into the waste receptacle; and a gap between the first strip member and the second strip member in the strip assembly, said gap being configured for supporting and controlling a bending of the discharge section; said incline section of the tape being attached to a ramp of a cat litter box container, the bottom side of the first strip member being disposed on an interface junction of said cat litter box container, and said discharge section of the strip assembly being bent into a waste receptacle of said cat litter box container at a bending angle relative to the flat section.