Animal waste disposal system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9949458
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14692899

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A waste disposal apparatus having outwardly-canted sidewalls and a base wall forming a basin. A liner is centrally disposed on an interior of the basin. At least one litter sieve is centrally arranged on the liner. A securing flange is located on a top portion of the sidewalls and is operable between a closed position and an open position and includes at least one handle protrusion. The litter sieves and the liner are held securely in place by the securing flange when the securing flange is in the closed position. A litter sieve can include opposing handle ribbons removably disposed in corresponding envelopes on opposite sides of the sieve. The envelopes can include frangible elements that selectively secure the handle ribbons, but that fail upon application of a force so that the ribbons can at least partially exit the envelopes and thereafter used to lift a loaded sieve.

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Patent Owner(s)

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GROTOWN VI LLC944 CHERRY STREET SE GRAND RAPIDS MI 49506

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kuiper, William J Hudsonville, US 4 22
Timyan, Stephen J Grand Rapids, US 3 20

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