Patent ID: 8220417
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for washing an animal with a liquid, comprising: a container having an open upper end portion, a length extending between opposite end walls, a width extending between opposite side walls, and a bottom wall; at least one pair of ledges extend toward a middle portion of the container from the opposite side walls; the at least one pair of ledges being positioned in an equidistant, spaced relationship from and parallel with the bottom wall of the container; the at least one pair of ledges being laterally spaced apart from one another by an open interior width; and a platform having a length extending between opposite end portions, a width extending between opposite side portions, a lower surface and an upper surface; the width of the platform being shorter than the length of the platform; the width of the platform being insufficient to span the open interior width such that the platform may be passed: (i) through the open upper end portion of the container; (ii) through the open interior width of the container; and (iii) to a bottom portion of the container such that the platform rests on the bottom wall; the length of the platform being sufficient to span the open interior width such that the platform may be supported by the at least one pair of ledges and prevented from passing completely through the open interior width of the container; at least one pair of legs extends outwardly from the lower surface of the platform so that the platform is vertically spaced from the bottom wall of the container when the at least one pair of legs rests on the bottom wall.