US 5,513,598 AGranted

Grooming cabinet for pets

AssigneesMassimo Cucchi, Oscar Ripamonti, Ivo Zapparoli

InventorIvo Zapparoli

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Abstract

A piece of furniture whose supporting structure is formed by peripheral walls and a base wall is supported by feet and wheels, has a rectangular cross-section and is closed by a tray-like covering element at its upper end. The piece of furniture is divided into at least two spaces, one of which is sealed and the other contains an annular blower, driven by an electric motor, and also a tank with a vertical axis, at whose upper end a filter is introduced. A suction duct leads to the aperture of the tank, and terminates on the outside forming a pipe union for the connection to a flexible tube which ends into a hose. The suction aperture of the blower is connected to the tank by way of a duct which ends into the tank below the filter, whereas the emission aperture of hot air under pressure of the blower is connected to the duct which projects out of the piece of furniture forming a pipe union for the connection to a flexible linking tube, which ends into a hose.

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Dependent claims

An article of furniture having a rectangular base with a bottom wall, upstanding peripheral walls and an open top;

an upper supporting tray closing off the open top of the base and having an anti-slipping material on the top surface thereof, the bottom wall, peripheral walls, and upper tray defining an enclosed internal space;
a telescopingly adjustable vertical rod extending upwardly through the upper tray, a horizontal arm extending from the upper distal end of a vertical rod and overlying a tray and having a hook for retaining an animal on the distal end thereof;
a pair of coaxial wheels on one end of the base and a pair of downwardly projecting feet on the opposite end of the base;
internal horizontal and vertical walls forming a sealed chamber within the base for containing electrical equipment, control and safety devices;
a retaining tank having an open top and a filter mounted on the open top of the retaining tank;
an annular blower and an electric motor driving the blower located within the enclosed internal space, the exit end of the blower being connected to a blower port on the exterior of the base, the inlet end of the blower being connected to the retaining tank;
a suction port on the exterior of the base;
a suction duct within the enclosed internal space extending from the suction port and terminating above the filter on the open end of the tank;
and
a flexible suction hose connected to the suction port and a flexible blower hose connected to the blower port, both hoses being external of the base.

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