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Deodorizer/disinfectant fluid treatment system and litter liner for use therewithRelated Patent Categories: Animal Husbandry, Waste Toilet Or Related Device, Walled Receptacle; E.g., Litter Box, Etc., Containing Moisture Absorbent Material, Having Flaccid LinerDeodorizer/disinfectant fluid treatment system and litter liner for use therewith description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060225660, Deodorizer/disinfectant fluid treatment system and litter liner for use therewith. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to systems for diffusing a fluid deodorizing and/or disinfecting and treatment medium such as ozone gas or the like, the present invention incorporating a fluid conduit associated with a liner for lining an area to be treated. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention teaches a liner for use with such enclosures such as animal litter boxes or the like, and more particularly to a system for lining the container containing waste with an absorption medium, utilizing said liner configured to dispense a treatment fluid throughout said absorption medium, to deodorize and renew same. [0002] A complimentary system to the present invention teaches a deodorization, disinfectant, treatment bin for treating litter infused with animal waste, which treatment bin includes a treatment area which may include a diffusion panel associated therewith for diffusing treatment fluid such as ozone into the treatment area to treat the contaminated litter, rendering same re-useable. [0003] The system of the present invention further contemplates an ozone generator having a timer circuit for providing a flow of ozone to the apparatus of the present invention for a predetermined period, the ozone generator further contemplating as exemplary features a proximity sensor system for sensing the presence of an animal in the litter area, to control the initiation of the treatment process. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] Certain domesticated animals within a household setting, such as cats, are not easily house trained, and require the use of a means of collecting and disposing of liquid and solid waste. A long known and used method of such waste collection and isolation involves the placement of a tray or other container filled with an odor and liquid absorbing medium such as kaolin clay or the like, upon which the animal deposits the waste and typically covers same, allowing the medium to absorb the waste and isolate the odors. [0005] After a specified period of time, the medium becomes infused with the waste and is no longer effective at absorbing and isolating the odors of same. The infused medium must then be disposed, an unsanitary and time consuming process. Further, the cost for renewing the medium can add up over time. [0006] Cat box liners are not particularly new and generally take the form of a bag-like structure whose mouth is folded over the periphery of the tray and the litter or other medium poured thereupon. After the medium is spent, the liner may be removed from the edges of the tray, and lifted to contain the waste infused medium for disposal. [0007] The known prior art has failed to contemplate a system for renewing the waste infused litter situated within the litter box, to effectively extend the time the litter may be used, or further disinfecting the litter box area, or effectively recycle waste infused litter and make same suitable for re-use. GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF THE INVENTION [0008] The present invention relates to gas and liquid contact apparatus and systems therefore, and particularly to systems for deodorizing, disinfecting, and treating matter, the present invention more particularly contemplating a system for lining a container for containing liquid and/or waste in an absorption medium, utilizing a liner configured which may include a conduit to disperse a deodorizing fluid into the waste, the liner containing the deodorizing fluid about the waste so that the waste is treated by the deodorizing fluid. [0009] The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a liner configured for utilization in conjunction with a cat box containing litter or the like, the liner being formed of thin film or the like and which may have associated therewith a fluid conduit which may or may not contain a further dispersal medium such as a passage, panel, hose or the like to provide a distributed flow of a fluid medium containing, for example, ozone gas or the like. The ozone may also be simply piped into the litter via a hose or other conduit, which may or may not be connected to the liner. [0010] In use, the preferred embodiment of the liner is placed into a cat box or other container to line same, the dispersal and/or diffusion medium preferably associated with the floor and/or lower sidewalls of liner. A litter medium such as kaolin clay or other litter is applied upon the floor of the liner to partially fill the tray. Ozone or another fluid medium is piped to the dispersal or diffusion medium as needed to infuse the litter, and treat any waste associated therewith. [0011] The present system includes apparatus and method for deodorizing an area utilizing a liner associated which may include a diffusion medium, which apparatus and method may be utilized with a variety of applications, and is not limited to the exemplary system associated with a cat box. [0012] A complimentary system to the present invention teaches a deodorization, disinfectant, treatment bin for treating litter infused with animal waste, which treatment bin includes a treatment area having diffusion panel associated therewith for dispensing treatment fluid such as ozone into the treatment area to treat the contaminated litter, rendering same re-useable. [0013] The system of the present invention further contemplates an ozone generator having a timer circuit for providing a flow of ozone to the apparatus of the present invention for a predetermined time, ideally providing sufficient flow of the treatment fluid to fill the litter tray, so as to infuse the litter with treatment fluid, the ozone generator further contemplating as features a delay timer apparatus for providing optimal treatment, as well as a proximity sensor system for sensing the presence of an animal in the litter area, for controlling the ozone generator. [0014] The present system includes apparatus and method for deodorizing an area utilizing a liner associated with a diffusion medium, which apparatus and method may be utilized with a variety of applications, and is not limited to the exemplary system associated with a cat box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [0015] For a further understanding of the nature and objects of the present invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are given like reference numerals, and wherein: [0016] FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the system of the present invention installed in a cat litter box, illustrating a cat approaching the litter box and an ozone generator unit sensing the cat via a proximity sensor, thereby engaging a timing circuit for processing of the cat litter. [0017] FIG. 2 is a side, partial cut-away view of the line or FIG. 1, illustrating a view of the flow conduit formed in the liner for directing the ozonated air to the area of the liner under the cat litter, where it is dispersed/diffused into the cat litter. [0018] FIG. 3 is an isometric view of an exemplary liner of FIG. 1 and its placement into a litter box such that the sides fold over the side walls of the litter box, providing handles for conveying the litter/waste mixture upon completion of use. [0019] FIG. 4 is an isometric view of an exemplary liner and ozone generator of FIG. 1, wherein the dispersal means associated with the liner utilizes a porous, spirally arranged tube which may be affixed to the liner. [0020] FIG. 4A is an isometric view of an embodiment of the present invention, wherein there is provided a hose for dispersing ozone into the tray, which hose may be associated with the liner. Continue reading about Deodorizer/disinfectant fluid treatment system and litter liner for use therewith... 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