Animal enclosure assembly for drying an animal
AssigneeMidmark Corporation
InventorsMichael L. Matteson, Robert P. Eckwall, Joseph Anthony Schroer
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Abstract
An animal enclosure assembly having an enclosure with at least one side wall and a bottom wall coupled to the side wall. The bottom wall and the side wall define an interior space for containing an animal. The enclosure defines an air outlet that is positioned adjacent a top of the side wall, and an air inlet positioned below the air outlet. The air inlet is configured to receive airflow such that the airflow is directed transversely across the interior space toward a portion of the side wall in a first direction. The airflow is redirected by the portion of the side wall across the interior space in a second direction that is positioned at an angle with respect to the first direction.
Claims17
An animal enclosure assembly for drying an animal, the assembly comprising:
- an enclosure comprising at least one side wall and a bottom wall coupled to the side wall, the bottom wall and the side wall defining an interior space for containing an animal, the enclosure defining an air outlet that is positioned adjacent a top of the side wall, and an air inlet positioned below the air outlet and configured to receive airflow such that the airflow is directed transversely across the interior space toward a portion of the side wall in a first direction, and the airflow is redirected by the portion of the side wall across the interior space in a second direction that is positioned at an angle with respect to the first direction, wherein the enclosure further comprises a barrier that is positioned within the interior space and spaced apart from the side wall, wherein the enclosure further comprises a baffle that is positioned within the interior space between the side wall and the barrier, the baffle movable between a blocking position, in which the baffle inhibits the airflow from flowing through the interior space between the barrier and the side wall, and an open position, in which the airflow may flow through the interior space between the barrier and the side wall.
An animal enclosure assembly for drying an animal, the assembly comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a cylindrical side wall and a bottom wall coupled to the side wall, the bottom wall and the side wall defining an interior space for containing an animal, wherein the side wall defines an air inlet that is positioned adjacent the bottom wall, wherein the enclosure defines an air outlet that is positioned adjacent a top of the side wall, and wherein the air inlet is configured to receive airflow such that the airflow is directed transversely across the interior space toward a portion of the side wall in a first direction, and the airflow is redirected by the portion of the side wall across the interior space in a second direction that is positioned at an angle with respect to the first direction, wherein the air inlet is further configured so that the first direction is positioned at an angle with respect to an imaginary line that passes through a central axis of the side wall and a midpoint of the air inlet in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the central axis of the side wall and including the midpoint of the air inlet, wherein the enclosure further comprises a barrier that is positioned within the interior space and spaced apart from the side wall, wherein the enclosure further comprises a baffle that is positioned within the interior space between the side wall and the barrier, the baffle movable between a blocking position, in which the baffle inhibits the airflow from flowing through the interior space between the barrier and the side wall, and an open position, in which the airflow may flow through the interior space between the barrier and the side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.