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WO1996010907A1 - Dispositif sanitaire/hygienique de collecte de feces animales - Google Patents

Dispositif sanitaire/hygienique de collecte de feces animales Download PDF

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WO1996010907A1
WO1996010907A1 PCT/EP1995/003948 EP9503948W WO9610907A1 WO 1996010907 A1 WO1996010907 A1 WO 1996010907A1 EP 9503948 W EP9503948 W EP 9503948W WO 9610907 A1 WO9610907 A1 WO 9610907A1
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Lorenzo Battistin
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine ; Removal of manure from stables
    • A01K1/0107—Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets
    • A01K1/0121—Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets adapted to fit on conventional toilets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/01—Removal of dung or urine ; Removal of manure from stables
    • A01K1/0107—Cat trays; Dog urinals; Toilets for pets

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  • the invention relates to a sanitary-hygienic device for the collection of the organic feces of animals, especially suitable for the collection of the organic feces of cats.
  • One of the systems most widely used for the collection of the feces consists in placing a tray or container with low sides on the floor.
  • the bottom of the tray is adequately covered with cat litter in which the cat effects its dejection.
  • cat litter in which the cat effects its dejection.
  • One disadvantage of this system is constituted by the fact that these trays require frequent cleaning, which often has to be performed immediately after dejection by the animal to avoid the diffusion of obnoxious odours throughout the area.
  • Another disadvantage of said system is the elevated consumption of cat litter inasmuchas as a considerable amount of litter on the bottom of the tray has to be replaced during every cleaning.
  • sanitary-hygienic devices consisting of a tray fitted with a rinsing system connected to the domestic water supply line.
  • the jet is controlled by automatic sensors which come into effect every time the animal leaves the tray after dejection and washes the surface of the tray.
  • a further scope is that the cleaning of the device is accomplished without the usual washing process and without contact, by the operator, of the feces.
  • the final scope is that the device as per invention impedes the diffusion of obnoxious odours.
  • a sanitary- hygienic device for the collection of the organic feces of animals, particularly cats which, in accordance with the principal claim, is characterized in fact and is comprised of a substantially flat surface provided with at least one hole communicating with a receptacle underneath.
  • This receptacle has the function of receiving the organic feces of at least one animal, situated on the substantially flat surface and above the afore mentioned hole.
  • said substantially flat surface is supported around the perimeter by a frame resting on the floor or on any supporting surface with the hole communicating with the said receptacle, which in turn is held inside the frame resting on the same floor or on any supporting surface.
  • cat litter On the substantially flat surface to which the cat has access, cat litter is spread.
  • the receptacle, in which the feces is retained be lined with a disposable plastic bag, thus eliminating the necessity of cleaning the receptacle itself.
  • the device be fitted with an adjustable doser for the automatic distribution of the cat litter.
  • the device in the invention be covered with a protective structure.
  • the use of the device in the invention besides reducing the cleaning frequency, also maintains the area cleaner and free from odours.
  • the device in the invention reduces the consumption of cat litter and eliminates the requirement for washing, therefore no cleaning utensils are necessary.
  • Fig. 1 is the sanitary-hygienic device of the invention illustrated with an axonometric view.
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the device in frg. 1 shown through section A-A.
  • Fig. 3 is a different embodiment of the invention shown complete with litter doser.
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of litter doser represented in fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a further embodiment of the invention illustrated as a cover.
  • Fig. 6 is another different embodiment of the invention.
  • the sanitary-hygienic device in the invention is indicated completely in 1 and is comprised of a substantially flat surface 2, which, in accordance with the selected form of construction, is supported by lateral sides 3, which support the top section 32, consisting of lateral sides 1 , which are raised in respect to the flat surface 2.
  • the bottom section 31 rests on the floor.
  • Said section, top and bottom, illustrated in fig. 1 and fig. 2 are separate, so flat surface 2 rests on the prismatic frame of the bottom section 31 with sides 3.
  • the sections can be joined together to form a single block with said flat surface 2.
  • a hole is formed 5 with conical collar 51 , attached to the flat surface 2.
  • the hole 5 communicates with receptacle 6, centered and held in place by means of the conical collar 51 , which is coupled coaxially and internally with said receptacle 6.
  • the receptacle 6 should be lined with a disposable plastic bag 61, which is held in place between the rim of the receptacle 62 and the conical collar 61 of the flat surface 2.
  • the zone 70 below the flat surface 2 and enclosed laterally by the sides 3 of the bottom section 31, can be utilized for the storage of disposable plastic bags or cat litter for replacement purposes.
  • the utilization of the device in the invention will take place after the animal, in this case the cat, has been trained to use the device correctly, by exploiting its natural instinct to execute the same action always in the same mode and always in the same location.
  • the cat usually satisfies its corporal needs by evacuating in a shallow cavity scratched in the earth. It subsequently covers the excrement by scratching the same earth back into the cavity.
  • the flat surface of the device is covered with a layer of litter 21 , whilst a quantity of the same litter 63 is introduced into the receptacle 6, but taking care not to fill the receptacle.
  • the receptacle 6 now represents a cavity 52, which induces the cat, when it needs to evacuate, to instinctively settle itself over the cavity, without feeling the necessity to scratch same.
  • the cat owner checks the presence of litter on the surface 2, also the level of litter in the receptacle 6, so that cavity 52 is always present. Furthermore the owner must ensure that the receptacle 6 is emptied when necessary.
  • a different embodiment of the invention is represented in fig. 3 and the device is indicated complessively in 10 and fitted with an automatic litter distributer 7.
  • Said distributer 7 is shown in enlarged detail in fig. 4 and is composed of a fixed element 71 , secured to the flat surface 20 and a mobile element 72, both tubular in shape. They are located at the longitudinal end of the device, positioned vertically and coupled at one extreme, with mobile element 72 to rotate inside the fixed element 71.
  • Fixed element 71 is provided with two apertures 74 at one extreme and mobile element 72 is provided with two corresponding apertures 73 and 75.
  • mobile element 72 When mobile element 72 is inserted in fixed element 71 , it can rotate on its axis 77 in both directions, as per arrows 76, so the apertures 74 and 75 can be aligned and provide an adjustable exit 78 for the supply of litter contained in mobile element 72 on the flat surface 20.
  • the litter descends on to the flat surface 20, it is used by the cat to cover the excrement and, therefore, scraped into the receptacle 60. New litter continues to descend automatically from the apertures 78 on to the flat surface 20, until the supply, contained in mobile element 72, is fully exhausted. Mobile element 72 therefore has to be kept replenished by the owner.
  • a further embodiment of the sanitary-hygienic device in the invention, whether fitted with, or without the automatic litter distributer 7, is the provision of a protective cover, as represented in fig. 5.
  • the device 101 is covered with a structure 102 and provided with an opening 103 for access by the cat on to the flat surface 104, where the hole 105 communicates with the receptacle 106 underneath.
  • the protective cover 102 may eventually be fitted with doors to facilitate the replenishment of litter.
  • the executive variations described also attain all the scopes pre-established.
  • FIG. 6 Another embodiment of the sanitary-hygienic device in the invention is displayed in fig. 6 and indicated complessively in 200. It is composed of a substantially flat surface 201 , with lateral border 203, raised in respect to the flat surface itself 201 , in which a hole 24 has been formed, communicating with a receptacle; in this case the toilet bowl of a standard W.C, which collects the feces.
  • the sub-surface of said 201 is fitted with pre-shaped inserts, which fit snugly into the rim of the W.C. bowl.
  • the receptacle being the toilet bowl of a standard W.C
  • the device may be adapted to fit the flat area of a turkish type toilet. Any further variations in the form of a substantially flat surface where there is a hole communicating with a receptacle underneath or, alternatively, variations to the form or dimensions of the automatic cat litter dispenser, or, further still, any variations to the form illustrated for the protective cover are all retained to be protected by this invention.

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Abstract

Dispositif sanitaire/hygiénique (1, 10, 101, 200) de collecte de fèces animales, notamment celles des chats, comprenant une surface (2, 20, 104, 201) sensiblement plate pourvue d'au moins un trou (5, 105, 204) communiquant avec un réceptacle (6, 60 106, 206) situé sous celui-ci et dont la fonction est de recueillir les déjections organiques d'au moins un animal se trouvant sur ladite surface (2, 20, 104, 201) et au-dessus dudit trou (5, 105, 204).
PCT/EP1995/003948 1994-10-07 1995-10-06 Dispositif sanitaire/hygienique de collecte de feces animales Ceased WO1996010907A1 (fr)

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IT94VI000144A ITVI940144A1 (it) 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Apparecchio igienico-sanitario per la raccolta di rifiuti organici di animali.
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WO1999007213A1 (fr) * 1997-08-08 1999-02-18 Ekomassat Oy Systeme et dispositif de collecte des dejections dans une ferme d'elevage d'animaux a fourrure
US8408160B1 (en) 2012-08-27 2013-04-02 Mitchell Pozin Consulting, LLC Pet waste containment system
CN103314865A (zh) * 2005-12-05 2013-09-25 派特更新有限公司 猫科动物分泌物设备和方法
CN106376475A (zh) * 2016-12-06 2017-02-08 自贡市必祥种养殖家庭农场 一种母猪生产保育室
US9907291B2 (en) 2009-11-13 2018-03-06 Melissa Lathim Pet care system

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US3688741A (en) * 1970-04-06 1972-09-05 Sam W Thompson Portable animal toilet
US3735735A (en) * 1971-04-14 1973-05-29 Michael Etkin Portable commode for pets employing removeable maintenance
DE8507139U1 (de) * 1985-03-12 1985-05-09 Hettenkofer, Anton, 8000 München Katzenklo
US4627383A (en) * 1985-02-07 1986-12-09 Container Corporation Of America Animal waste collection arrangement
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US2053594A (en) * 1935-03-11 1936-09-08 Albcrt Minnie Training commode for pets
US3111932A (en) * 1963-01-25 1963-11-26 Gerald L Knutson Relief station for cats
FR1384796A (fr) * 1963-11-28 1965-01-08 Couvercle spécial destiné à être posé sur les plats hygiéniques des chats
US3688741A (en) * 1970-04-06 1972-09-05 Sam W Thompson Portable animal toilet
US3735735A (en) * 1971-04-14 1973-05-29 Michael Etkin Portable commode for pets employing removeable maintenance
US4627383A (en) * 1985-02-07 1986-12-09 Container Corporation Of America Animal waste collection arrangement
DE8507139U1 (de) * 1985-03-12 1985-05-09 Hettenkofer, Anton, 8000 München Katzenklo
US5181480A (en) * 1991-12-13 1993-01-26 Sheila Dabolt Litter-box and litter dispensing hopper

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1999007213A1 (fr) * 1997-08-08 1999-02-18 Ekomassat Oy Systeme et dispositif de collecte des dejections dans une ferme d'elevage d'animaux a fourrure
CN103314865A (zh) * 2005-12-05 2013-09-25 派特更新有限公司 猫科动物分泌物设备和方法
US9907291B2 (en) 2009-11-13 2018-03-06 Melissa Lathim Pet care system
US8408160B1 (en) 2012-08-27 2013-04-02 Mitchell Pozin Consulting, LLC Pet waste containment system
CN106376475A (zh) * 2016-12-06 2017-02-08 自贡市必祥种养殖家庭农场 一种母猪生产保育室

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