Patent ID: 6453844
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A system for the collection and disposal of animal waste comprising:a housing defining upstanding walls and a floor, said floor sloping rearwardly from a forward edge thereof towards a rear edge thereof, said walls defining an entranceway to said housing at the forward edge of said floor; a plurality of generally parallel grooves in the upper surface of said floor, said grooves extending from adjacent said forward edge towards said rear edge of said floor; a collection trough extending transversely of said floor at said rear edge, said collection trough including a drain opening in a lower surface thereof, the lower surface of said collection trough sloping downwardly towards said drain opening; a drain pipe connected to said drain opening leading away therefrom; and a pump connected to said drain pipe and also connected to a sewer inlet, said pump adapted to pump waste from said drain pipe to said sewer; whereby liquid animal waste deposited on said floor will flow downwardly along said grooves to said collection trough and solid animal waste will flow downwardly along said floor to said collection trough, from which said liquid and solid waste is pumped by said pump along said drain pipe to said sewer.