Litter box

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a litter box showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines are portions of the litter box forming no part of the claimed design. The features shown in long dash-short dash bolded broken lines on FIGS. 2 and 7 indicate the bounds of the claimed design and otherwise 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: D699407
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 2013
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 2014
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Elyse Sikora (Minneapolis, MN), Jeremy Berghoff (Chaska, MN), Stacy Abel (Maple Grove, MN), Samuel D. Silva (Robbinsdale, MN), Richard P. Riedel (Blaine, MN)
Primary Examiner: Cathy A MacCormac
Application Number: 29/448,448
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Waste Collector (e.g., Litter Box, Etc.) (D30/161)