ANIMAL TOILET ENCLOSURE

• US 20050028744A1
• Filed: 07/07/2003
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clarence Leroy Gantt
• Original Assignee: Clarence Leroy Gantt
• Inventors: Gantt, Clarence Leroy
• Granted Patent: US 6,857,391 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/163
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/011 with means for removing excrement A01K1/0114 and A01K1/0117 take precedence

Abstract

The animal toilet enclosure has a bottom section removably coupled to a floorboard section, a cover section removably coupled to the floorboard section, and a means for controlling the enclosure. The bottom section has a bowl with an outlet in fluid communication with a grinding device and a sewer. The floorboard section has multiple floorboards each coupled with a floorboard axle having either an active or passive means for rotating. The cover section has a sliding door, a hinged top, multiple vertical walls, and at least one shower head in fluid communication with a water supply. The means for controlling the enclosure has sensors and a pre-programmed activation circuit.

Claims

1-3. -3. (canceled)

4. An active animal toilet enclosure comprising a bottom section removably coupled to a floorboard section, a cover section removably coupled to said floorboard section, and a means for controlling said enclosure, wherein;

said bottom section further comprises a bowl having an outlet in fluid communication with a grinding device and a sewer; and

said floorboard section further comprises multiple floorboards each coupled with a floorboard axle having an active means for rotating; and

said cover section further comprises a sliding door, a hinged top, multiple vertical walls, and at least one shower head in fluid communication with a water supply; and

said means for controlling said enclosure further comprising sensors and a pre-programmed activation circuit.

5. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 4 wherein said active means for rotating further comprises a spur gear attached to each said floorboard axle, said spur gears engaged with each other and one spur gear engaged with a spur electric motor in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

6. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 5 wherein said active means for rotating further comprises an electromagnetic solenoid in mechanical communication with at least one said spur gear and in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

7. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 4 wherein said bottom section further comprises a bowl rim washing means in fluid communication with said water supply and in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

8. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 4 wherein said cover section further comprises at least one device in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit, said device selected from the group consisting of ultra violet lamp, heat lamp, and light bulb.

9. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 4 wherein said cover section further comprises a litter storage bin in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

10. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 4 wherein said sensors comprise infrared motion sensors in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

11. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 4 wherein said enclosure is constructed from at least one of the materials selected from the group consisting of metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, and vitreous.

12. A passive animal toilet enclosure comprising a bottom section removably coupled to a floorboard section, a cover section removably coupled to said floorboard section, and a means for controlling said enclosure, wherein;

said bottom section further comprises a bowl having an outlet in fluid communication with a grinding device and a sewer; and

said floorboard section further comprises multiple floorboards each coupled with a floorboard axle having a passive means for rotating; and

said cover section further comprises a sliding door, a hinged top, multiple vertical walls, and at least one shower head in fluid communication with a water supply; and

said means for controlling said enclosure further comprises sensors and a pre-programmed activation circuit.

13. The passive animal toilet enclosure of claim 12 wherein said passive means for rotating further comprises;

a movable pinboard in mechanical communication with a reversible electric motor, said reversible electric motor in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit, said pinboard further comprising at least one floorboard pin removably engaged with each said floorboard, and

at least one underneath pin upper removably positioned in the rotating path of each said floorboard, and

at least one underneath pin lower removably positioned in the rotating path of each said floorboard, and

wherein said at least one shower head emits water onto said floorboards having disengaged floorboard pins thereby initiating passive rotation of each floorboard in an oscillating motion between each upper and lower underneath pin.

14. The passive animal toilet enclosure of claim 12 wherein said bottom section further comprises a bowl rim washing means in fluid communication with said water supply and in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

15. The active animal toilet enclosure of claim 12 wherein said cover section further comprises at least one device in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit, said device selected from the group consisting of ultra violet lamp, heat lamp, and light bulb.

16. The passive animal toilet enclosure of claim 12 wherein said cover section further comprises a litter storage bin in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

17. The passive animal toilet enclosure of claim 12 wherein said sensors comprise infrared motion sensors in electric communication with said pre-programmed activation circuit.

18. The passive animal toilet enclosure of claim 12 wherein said enclosure is constructed from at least one of the materials selected from the group consisting of metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, and vitreous.