Litter box interface junction cover
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a device for facilitating and maintaining the cleanliness of a self cleaning cat litter box. The device is a structure that contains two plastic strips attached to a tape and attaches to an interface junction located at the top of a litter box container ramp. The device facilitates and guides the waste as it is moved from the litter box into a waste receptacle insert by rake tines and prevents contamination of areas along the path of the moving waste.
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.
2. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the incline section has a length of about 13.25 inches and a width of about 0.625 inches.
3. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flat section has a length of about 13.25 inches and a width of about 0.375 inches.
4. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the discharge section has a length of about 12.5 inches and a width of about 0.875 inches.
5. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first strip member has a length of about 13.25 inches and a width of about 0.375 inches.
6. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second strip member has a length of about 12.5 inches and a width of about 1.25 inches.
7. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the gap between the first strip member and the second strip member in the strip assembly is about 0.125 inches.
8. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second strip member protrudes about 0.5 inches outside the discharge section of the tape.
9. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the tape ranges from about 0.007 inches to about 0.015 inches.
10. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first strip member and the second strip member ranges from about 0.015 inches to about 0.020 inches.
11. The strip assembly of claim 1 , wherein said bending angle ranges from about 25 degrees to about 65 degrees.
12. The strip assembly of claim 11 , wherein said bending angle is about 45 degrees.