Litter box hood
View Patent ↗A hood for a litter box for collecting cat excretions, the litter box includes a litter pan having an open top, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall and a pair of sidewalls. A waste box is disposed adjacent the litter pan for storing cat excretions. The hood is disposed adjacent the litter pan to cover the litter pan open top. The hood includes a portion operable between first and second positions, such that in the first position, the portion overhangs the waste box to direct odors from the waste box into the hood, and in the second position, the portion allows access to the waste box without removing said hood.
1. A litter box for collecting cat excretions, the litter box comprising:
a litter pan having an open top, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall and a pair of sidewalls;
a waste box disposed adjacent said litter pan for storing cat excretions;
a hood disposed adjacent said litter pan to cover said litter pan open top; and
said hood including a removable portion operable between first and second positions, such that in said first position, said removable portion is attached to said hood and overhangs said waste box to direct odors from said waste box into said hood, and wherein in said second position said removable portion is detached from said hood to allow access to said waste box adjacent said litter pan without removing said hood from said litter pan.
2. The litter box of claim 1 wherein said hood includes a filter and when said removable portion is in said first position, odors from said waste box are directed to said filter.
3. The litter box of claim 1 wherein said removable portion is translucent.