Patent ID: 9723808
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A01K,B01J

Claim:
1. A water absorbent sheet retaining mat for retaining a water absorbent sheet having a first polygonal contour, comprising: a mat member having a second polygonal contour defined by mutually opposing a first main plane and a second main plane; and a plurality of retaining members, wherein each of the retaining members have a slit member comprised of at least one slit formed in a top surface at a first predetermined height from the second main plane for accepting a part of a perimeter of the water absorbent sheet being inserted therein, and each of the retaining members being defined by a respective raised portion of a plurality of raised portions, wherein each of the raised portions is intermittently spaced from each other on the second main plane of the mat member, wherein the second main plane is a plane configured to contact a place where the water absorbent sheet retaining mat is sitting, and wherein the first main plane of the mat member is configured to support the water absorbent sheet.