Wet table conversion system
AssigneeAllevo Veterinary Solutions LLC
InventorAllen Skinner
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Abstract
An article of manufacture provides a veterinary procedure wet tabletop extension according to the present invention. The tabletop extension includes an examination table having a solid top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer end extending beyond an end of a veterinary tub table when installed, a drain opening about an outer end of the examination table solid top surface, a shallow basin coupled to the bottom surface of the solid examination table beneath the drain opening, a grate filling the drain opening while permitting fluids to drain into the shallow basin, and a drain line coupled to the shallow basin for providing a drainage path to the veterinary tub table.
Claims16
A wet table top extension system, comprising:
- a table comprising a top surface and a drainage tub, the top surface of the table comprising a first end, a second end and an opening to the drainage tub positioned between the first end and the second end;
- an extension body secured to the top surface of the table, the extension body comprising:
- a proximal end contacting the table and positioned covering the opening to the drainage tub, the proximal end having a top surface impermeable to fluid, and the proximal end configured to receive an animal;
- a distal end extending beyond the first end of the table and forming an overhanging portion, the overhanging portion configured to be positioned over a user's knee when the user is sitting at the table;
- a basin positioned at least partially within the overhanging portion of the extension body, the basin configured to collect fluid;
- a drain opening formed into a top surface of the extension body and configured to allow fluid to enter the basin;
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- a drain line fluidically connecting the basin and the drainage tub of the table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.