Patent ID: 7421978

Claim:
An apparatus for washing an animal, such as a pet dog, secured within said apparatus, comprising: a container having a hollow generally box like shape, a top and at least one wall perpendicular to said top, at least one opening in said top, and at least three openings in said wall; a door, located in one of said openings through said wall thus an animal can enter said apparatus; an inlet delivering water to the interior of said container, a sprayer system connected to said inlet and discharging water within said container; an outlet in communication with the interior of said container and discharging outside said container; at least one strap having a fixed end attached to the interior of said container and a free end, said strap adapted to secure an animal within said container; at least two gloves, said gloves having fingers, a sleeve connecting to said fingers, and a collar upon said sleeve opposite said fingers, each of said gloves entering the interior of said container through one of said openings in said wall; at least two discs for said openings in said wall used by said gloves but installed when said gloves are not in usage; said container having a lid, a planar top and depending walls from the perimeter of said top, a base opposite said lid, having a planar floor and upright walls extending from the perimeter of said floor, and said walls of said base making a water tight connection to said walls of said lid; said sprayer system having a valve box in communication with said inlet, a first sprayer extending into said apparatus opposite said inlet and adapted to discharge water within said walls of said lid generally above an animal, a second sprayer having at least one head extending into said apparatus opposite said inlet and generally below said first sprayer and adapted to discharge water within said walls of said base generally upon the side of an animal, and a third sprayer in communication with said inlet located outside said apparatus and having a head adapted to extend into any of said openings of said lid and said base; and, said base having at least one stiffener extending upwards from said floor and inwards from said wall, and generally locating beneath said valve box.