Leonard B Gershman

US Patent:

45221502, Jun 11, 1985

Filed:

Jun 12, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/619837

Inventors:

Leonard Gershman - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

A01K 2300

US Classification:

119 1

Abstract:

A housing large enough to accommodate a cat has a rounded top and a removable litter tray for a bottom, with the litter tray being clamped to the housing with a plastic sheet over it to receive the litter. A removable drawer-like container having a screen bottom is mounted in the upper portion of said housing. The support for the removable container closes the space between the housing and the removable container on one side but leaves it open on the other side, so that, when the housing is rotated through 360 degrees about a longitudinal axis, the litter flows along the side wall of the housing and into said container. The particulate litter then drops through the screen bottom of said container, and the fecal matter and any agglomerated litter may be disposed of by removing the container with the screen bottom, and dumping the fecal matter into the garbage. The remaining litter drops down to the litter tray at the base of the housing and may be re-used for a period of time. The housing may include a door to permit access by the cat, handles at the top and sides to facilitate lifting and rotating the housing or rolling it over, a filter for purifying air, and a fan for circulating air through the filter.

US Patent:

51101475, May 5, 1992

Filed:

Jul 27, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/558666

Inventors:

Leonard B. Gershman - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B62B 1100

US Classification:

280 795

Abstract:

A transporter for carrying trash cans or bins includes a mainly circular platform which is provided preferably with three radially extending slots. Holding and guide rods or plates are mounted so as to extend vertically up through the slots, preferably to a height of at least one-fifth of the diameter of the platform. The holding rods or plates are continuously adjustable in the radial direction. The holding plates may either be curved in order to provide firm surface contact with the outer surface of a mainly cylindrical trash can, or may be angled so that two of the holding plates securely hold the trash bin along two corner edges, with the third angled holding plate providing double line contact along an opposite side of the trash bin. When using holding plates, the platform is provided with raised regins and ridges to provide lateral and radial stability to the plates. Two or more transporters may be coupled using a preferably single-strand connecting member, the ends of which fit into coupling holes provided in the platforms of adjacent transporters.