Patent · US Expired

Pet toilet

US4242763A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
8References
4Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1978
Grant dateJan 6, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 19, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K1/011
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a dog lavatory that is installable in a basement, apartment bathroom, or a separate area of a residential home or building. The lavatory comprises a hollow, box-shaped platform having a shield mounted around the top thereof. An endless belt extends across the top of the platform and is moveably mounted for receiving animal wastes and transferring them upon movement to the internal portions of the platform. The internal portions of the platform include a drain and built-in trap area. Piping connectable to the residential plumbing conducts liquid therefrom into a perforated service pipe mounted along the top and bottom portions of the shield.

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