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US 4,730,576 AGranted
Small animal washing and drying apparatus
OwnerKenji Yoshikawainventor
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Abstract
Washing tub into which small animal is put is almost shut with extruding a head of small animal through a head opening, and the small animal is washed and dried by jet water current and warm air in the washing tub, and further height of a footing board can be adjusted depending on height of small animal, a filter is disposed to a drain port, therefore, various small animals are washed efficiently and sanitarily without taking human hands.
Claims11
A small animal washing and drying apparatus, comprising
- a washing tub having at least one jet water current generator and at least one warm air outlet connected to a heating device disposed at an upper part of inner side wall, a drain port having a filter disposed at the bottom part of the washing tub,
- an outer case containing said washing tub,
- a footing board installed at a lower part of the washing tub by a level adjusting member for mounting the footing board at a level adjustable in the substantially upright direction,
- a movable substantially horizontal lid disposed on an opening of the washing tub, said movable lid having a first notch as an opening adapted to closely receive at least a portion of a head and neck of a small animal, and
- a top panel disposed on the opening of the washing tub, said top panel having a second notch adapted to closely receive at least a portion of the head and neck of the small animal, said second notch positioned opposite to and defining with said first notch in a working condition of the apparatus an opening for close receiving the head and neck of the small animal, wherein the head of the small animal is positioned outside of the apparatus and the rest of the small animal is positioned inside of the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.