Litter box

- Unicharm Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a litter box according to the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view thereof taken along the line 9-9 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view thereof taken along the line 10-10 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of the portion defined by the dotted line box 11 in FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view of the portion defined by the dotted line box 12 in FIG. 10.

The broken lines show portions of the litter box that form no part of the claimed design.

The alternate long and short dash lines indicate the boundary between the claimed design and the unclaimed portions that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a litter box as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1056363
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2022
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2024
Assignee: Unicharm Corporation (Ehime)
Inventors: Misato Nakatani (Kanonji), Yasuhiro Sasano (Kanonji), Shinya Kaneko (Kanonji)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Sherry L Jones
Application Number: 29/838,012
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