Access cover for a litter device for domestic animals

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an access cover for a litter device for domestic animals;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 illustrates a front perspective view of the access cover for a litter device for domestic animals shown in an exemplary environment of use depicted as a litter device.

The uniform broken lines depict portions of the access cover for a litter device for domestic animals that form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in a short-long-short dash pattern showing a litter device in FIG. 9 depicts environmental subject matter only that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an access cover for a litter device for domestic animals as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1148250
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2025
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 2026
Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC (Auburn Hills, MI)
Inventors: Troy Bell (White Lake, MI), Brad Baxter (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Emily A Caven
Application Number: 29/993,271
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