Patent ID: 6925964
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A re-usable pet washing apparatus, made of plastic or metal, for use in a bathing receptacle having a bottom with a drain therein, the apparatus comprising a porous substantially inflexible liner having a defined area and a perimeter for said area, the liner having its defined area and its perimeter fit inside the bottom of said receptacle, said liner covering the drain of said receptacle, a spacing means attached to an underside of said porous liner for spacing said porous liner from said bottom, the liner being a monofilament screen, the apparatus further comprising a frame for said liner wherein the frame comprises an engaging and grappling means attached to an underside of said liner for frictionally engaging the liner to the bottom of said receptacle and grappling the bottom of said receptacle whereby hair shed from a pet situated on said liner while the pet is being washed, showered, or rinsed with water is substantially trapped in said liner instead of in said drain.