Animal toilet enclosure

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.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application 60 / 394,047 filed on Jul. 6, 2002, the entirety of which is herein incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates generally to animal toilets and more specifically to an automated animal waste toilet enclosure. DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND ART [0003] In my review of the previous art in the field, the following patents were consulted: Pat. No.InventorDate3,817,213ChalmarsJun. 18, 19743,949,429HallApr. 13, 19763,964,437BrownJun. 22, 19764,010,970CampbellMay 8, 19774,050,415Knochel et alSep. 27, 19774,117,555DennisOct. 3, 19784,185,861BernerMay 29, 19804,196,693UversawApr. 8, 19804,228,554TumminaroOct. 21, 19804,660,506NalvenApr. 28, 19876,014,946RymerJan. 18, 20006,039,370Dooley, Jr. et alMar. 31, 20006,457,435BridgesOct. 1, 20026,554,335Kelly, et alApr. 29, 20036,561,131SchwartzMay 13, 20036,568,348BedardMay 27, 2003[0004] After a careful revi...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The invention is an animal toilet that takes into account the natural instincts of dogs and cats. It is electronically controlled and fully automated, with a removable bottom section, a cover section, and a means for controlling the enclosure. The enclosure looks like a cage and is stable and secure for the animal to use. It has a floor with a bowl for flattening the animal's excreta, and a sewer for disposal. The floorboards are moved by a motor, and there are sensors to detect the animal's presence and activate the motor. The toilet is easy to install and use, and it helps to train animals to use it."

Problems solved by technology

Many humans would shy away from such use and it is very difficult to train an animal to void excreta while sitting or standing on a toilet stool seat.

The sloping floor, while stable, creates a training problem for use by any animal and in the case of Brown required that a human push a button to initiate cleaning action.

This is presented in patents by Knochel et al, 1977, Dennis, 1978, Unversaw, 1980, and Nalvern, weight down on a surface and it begins to move downward which would make training animals for this type of animal toilet very difficult.

Although it has the use of electronics to assist in the activation of cleaning of the flat stable board, there is no good mechanism for the cleaning of the underside of the board.

These holes are open while the animal is in the unit and constitute a hazard for harm to the legs of the animal.

However, this system is not automatic and requires a great deal of human intervention.

However, the use is limited to cats and involves special clumpable litter wherein the urine is removed as clumps of congealed litter along with fecal material by mechanical means such as rakes.

Although several patents have been issued for animal toilet inventions over many years, none have successfully solved the problem by presenting an acceptable method to the general public for rapid, simple economical disposal of dog and cat excreta.

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