Litter box

- Unicharm Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a litter box of 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 perspective view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the portion defined by the dotted line 8 in FIG. 3; and,

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

The broken lines show portions of the litter box that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines define the boundary and 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: D1074091
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2022
Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
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: 29/837,995
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