Patent ID: 6263834
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
Sanitary device for the stools of household animals, comprising:a bowl (1) provided with a porous defecation bed made up of a granular material (2) on which the animal defecates;an irrigation supply for supplying a liquid to dilute and wash away the stools and for cleaning the device;an outlet drain attachable to pipes of a drain installation;a grill (4) mounted under the defecation bed and provided with a sieve to allow the dissolved stools to pass but not the material from the bed;a lift-up cover (5) including a hollow body having a lower part provided with holes (6) for distributing the liquid articulated onto said bowl (1);an air supply (12) for feeding warm or cold air to said lift-up cover (5) for drying the interior of the device after it has been washed; andmeans for dispensing the liquid wherein the lift-up cover (5) is designed to take up a lowered cleaning position, covering the bowl, in which the irrigation supply and/or air supply for the device can be activated, and a raised operational position, in which said water irrigation supply and said air supply are deactivated and in which the animal can defecate, it being possible to fit the device movably in a dwelling or in a communal area.