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Granted Patent B2
US 12,389,873 · App. 18/124,847 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Animal toilet

Inventor: Junji Yoshinaga (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: DAIKI CO., LTD.
A01K1/0114
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Patent No.
US 12,389,873
App. No.
18/124,847
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An animal toilet includes a body portion, and a partition portion. The body portion has a bottom face part and a side face part, and is in a box shape. The partition portion has a through hole allowing urine to pass therethrough, and divides the inside of the body portion vertically. The opening area of the through hole is variable.

Claims (49)

1. An animal toilet comprising:

a body portion that has a bottom face part and a side face part, and is in a box shape; and

a partition portion that has a through hole allowing urine to pass therethrough, and divides an inside of the body portion vertically,

wherein an opening area of the through hole is variable,

wherein the partition portion includes a first member in which a first hole is formed, and a second member in which a second hole that constitutes the through hole together with the first hole is formed,

wherein the second member is displaceable relative to the first member in a state of overlapping with the first member,

wherein the first member includes:

a plate-shaped part that is a part in a plate shape in which the first hole is formed; and

a support part that is continuous with the plate-shaped part, and supports the second member,

wherein the second member has a non-facing surface that is a surface opposite to a surface facing the first member, and

wherein the support part supports the second member such that the support part covers the second member from a side surface of the second member to the non-facing surface.

2. The animal toilet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second member is displaceable relative to the first member in only one direction.

3. The animal toilet according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second member is in an approximately rectangular shape in plan view, and

the one direction is equal to a longitudinal direction or a short-length direction of the second member.

4. The animal toilet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second member overlaps with the first member such that the second hole is located under the first hole.

5. The animal toilet according to claim 4 ,

wherein the second member does not protrude from the first member in plan view.

6. The animal toilet according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second member is smaller than the first member in plan view.

7. The animal toilet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the partition member includes a limitation means for limiting a movable range of the second member relative to the first member.

8. The animal toilet according to claim 7 ,

wherein the limitation means is a projecting part that projects from an edge part of the first member toward the second member.

9. The animal toilet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the partition portion includes a fixing means for temporarily fixing the second member to the first member.

10. The animal toilet according to claim 9 ,

wherein the fixing means is a fastening tool.

11. The animal toilet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the partition portion has n said through holes (n represents an integer of 2 or more),

the first member has n said first holes, and

the second member has n said second holes.

12. The animal toilet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the partition portion is not fixed to the body portion.

13. The animal toilet according to claim 12 ,

wherein the body portion has an overhanging part that is provided so as to overhang from the side face part toward the inside of the body portion, and

the partition portion is placed on the overhanging part.

14. The animal toilet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of grains that are disposed on the partition portion, and have a water-repellent property.

15. The animal toilet according to claim 14 ,

wherein a particle diameter of each of the grains is larger than 15 mm.

16. The animal toilet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a water-absorbing sheet that is disposed under the partition portion, and absorbs the urine having passed through the through hole.

17. The animal toilet according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a drawer portion that houses the water-absorbing sheet,

wherein an opening is formed in the side face part of the body portion, and

the drawer portion is capable of being inserted in and extracted from the body portion through the opening.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 27, 2023
From: DAIKI CO., LTD.
To: DAIKI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065382/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2023
From: YOSHINAGA, JUNJI
To: DAIKI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063062/0306 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-177715 · Oct 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021028597 · Aug 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230217890A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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