Title: Cedar-based animal litter

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1. A composition comprising an adherent mass of cedar particles, an alfalfa binder, and water.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said water comprises from about 6% to about 12% by weight of the adherent mass.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein said cedar particles comprise less than about 90% by weight of the composition.

4. A pellet comprising cedar particles, an alfalfa binder, and water.

5. The process for the production of pellets of cedar particles comprising admixing cedar grist and particles of dehydrated alfalfa, moisturizing the resulting admixture, and pelletizing said moistened admixture.

6. A pellet comprising from about 50 to about 85% by weight cedar particles, from about 15 to about 50% by weight alfalfa as a binding material, and water as the remainder.

7. A process for producing pellets of cedar grist, dehydrated alfalfa, and water comprising mixing up to about 90% by weight of cedar grist with up to about 10% by weight dehydrated alfalfa, moistening the cedar grist-alfalfa admixture with water to provide a moisture content of from about 10% to about 20% by weight of said mixture, and thereafter pelletizing said moistened admixture.

8. An animal litter comprising pellets composed of cedar grist bound together with dehydrated alfalfa and water.
Other info:

Inventors: Fry, Raymond J. (Concord, CA, US)

Application Number: 513559
Filing Date: 1974-10-10
Publication_date: 1976-03-02
Assignee: The Clorox Company (Oakland, CA)
Primary Class(es): 119/171
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3636927	Jan, 1972	Baum	119/1.
3675625	Jul, 1972	Miller et al.	119/1.
3747564	Jul, 1973	Bickoff et al.	119/1.
3828731	Aug, 1974	White	119/1.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Chamblee, Hugh R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Phillips, Moore, Weissenberger Lempio & Strabala