Sanitary dog kennel
OwnerOneal M. Hoffmaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in the housing of dogs includes a molded fiberglass flooring, fencing and a top. Alternatively, the flooring can be comprised of sections with flanged ends for facilitating the bolting together of the sections to form the flooring surface. The apparatus is movable and sanitary, and is modular for side-by-side kennels. The composite flooring has a rim to prevent waste from splashing from one kennel to an adjacent one, and a trough outside the fencing with a drain for flushing animal wastes into a sewage system. The top layers of the flooring is textured fiberglass, providing the animal with a non-abrasive, non-slip surface, that is easy to clean, stain-resistant, non-porous, waterproof and rigid. The flooring is formed in three layers, two layers oil fiberglass with a layer of light wood or foamed plastic therebetween.
Claims18
A flooring for use in a dog kennel, said flooring comprising a plurality of flooring sections and a trough component, said plurality of flooring sections and trough component are joined together to form said flooring, each of said flooring sections defining a first end and an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side, said plurality of sections defining a rim extending along each of said first side and each of said second side, each of said sections having flanged ends projecting perpendicular to each said rim, said plurality of sections having a horizontal component including a top layer, a middle layer and a bottom layer, said trough component having a first end and opposing second end, opposing sides, a rim extending along said opposing sides and said first end of said trough component, a flange extending along said opposing second end, and a drain between said rims of said opposing sides and said first end of said trough component, said drain dimensioned for flushing canine waste therethrough.
A dog kennel, comprising:
- a plurality of horizontal sections in adjacent relationship and fastened together to form a surface, each section of said plurality of horizontal sections having a first side and an opposing second side, said plurality of horizontal sections, when fastened, defining for said kennel a first end and an opposing second end of said surface,
- a rim formed along said first and second sides of said each section, said rim of said each section joining a rim of an adjacent section to form a continuous rim along said surface;
- a trough section fastened to said first end of said surface;
- fencing supported by said rim of said sections and enclosing said surface, said trough section being outside said fencing.
A modular kennel for a dog, said modular kennel comprising;
- a plurality of flooring sections joined together to form a surface having a first side and an opposing second side, a first end and an opposing second end, said surface having a rim formed along said first and said second sides,
- a trough attached to said surface at said first end and having a drain,
- fencing carried by said plurality of sections and extending along said first and second sides and along said first end and said second end parallel to said trough so that said trough is outside said fencing, said fencing including a door carried by said fencing along said second end;
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- a top supported by said fencing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.