Animal husbandry – Antivermin treating or cleaning – Means engaging animal directly; e.g. – daubing or rubbing means
Patent
1995-12-22
1998-08-25
Price, Thomas
Animal husbandry
Antivermin treating or cleaning
Means engaging animal directly; e.g., daubing or rubbing means
A01K 2900
Patent
active
057973520
ABSTRACT:
A paw cleaning litter mat that sits in front of a litter box which animals step on while leaving the litter box whose function is to collect the litter particles which are trapped on an animals paws. To accomplish this function the mat is comprised of a series of inclined louvers, or a plurality of protruded dots, or lots of both, and an extended flat horizontal surface along one end designed to slide underneath the litter box. The inclined slats and the protruded dots create a raised surface for animals to step on. Both the inclined slats and the protruded dots are made of a flexible rubbery material which flexes when the animal steps on them. This flexing causes the animals toes to spread apart thus releasing the litter particles stuck on their paws. These litter particles are collected in the area between the individual inclined slats and the individual protruded dots. The extended flat horizontal surface is designed to slip underneath a litter box and both eliminates any gap between the litter box and the paw cleaning litter mat, and is also used as an adjustable area which can be used to very the size of the paw cleaning mat.
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