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Multi-purpose cat structure
   
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US Patent 6431119
Issued Date
August 13, 2002
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A multi-purpose cat structure having a stored mode and a use mode includes a hollow base with a first opening in one of four side walls and a door movable between an open position for inserting and removing a litter box and a closed position in which the first opening is substantially closed. The hollow base has a second opening for the ingress and egress of a cat or the like. A pair of vertical walls are removably attached to an upper surface of the base and an enclosed sleeping/play area, with an ingress and egress opening, is removably attached to an upper edge of the vertical walls in the use mode. The vertical walls and enclosed sleeping/play area are designed to be stored in the hollow base during the stored mode.
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Published
August 13, 2002
Application Number
09/704,901
Filed
November 2, 2000
US Classification
119/485   119/706
Int'l Classification
A01K   1/02   (20060101)   A01K   1/03   (20060101)   A01K   15/02   (20060101)   A01K   15/00   (20060101)  
USPTO Field of Search
119/485   119/702   119/706  
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