Patent ID: 7232036
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A waste collection system for separating liquid and solid waste, comprising: first and second rollers; an animal waste conveyor including an endless imperforate conveyor belt supported by the first and second rollers; said belt having an upper run longitudinally downwardly inclined from the first roller to the second roller; means for deflecting the upper run of the conveyor belt into an upwardly concave surface in the transverse direction of the upper run; said concave surface having first and second laterally inclined portions connected by a lowermost portion and the lowermost portion forming a longitudinally inclined liquid drainage channel extending longitudinally of the upper run; a waste deflector extending longitudinally along the upper run, the waste deflector being spaced above and covering the lowermost portion of the conveyor belt from the deposit of falling solids; a liquid waste collector located beneath the conveyor belt in the vicinity of the second conveyor roller; a solid waste collector located beneath one of the first and second conveyor rollers; and a conveyor drive connected to one of the first and second conveyor rollers.